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Where does “Daurian jackdaw” come from?

Daurian jackdaw (English) comes from English Daurian, from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Daurian jackdaw (English): An Asian bird of the crow family closely related...

Definitions

  1. An Asian bird of the crow family closely related...

Ancestry of “Daurian jackdaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDaurianFrom or relating to Dauria; A native or...
2Englishān—
3Middle Englishān—
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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