Where does “Hunanese” come from?

Hunanese (English) comes from English Hunan, from Welsh unan, from Welsh un, from Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic ʉn, from Proto-Celtic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Hunanese (English): Of or pertaining to Hunan, a province of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Hunan, a province of...

Ancestry of “Hunanese”, step by step

Hunanese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hunan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHunan—
2Welshunanthird-person plural future of uno
3Welshunonly; one; one, individual
4Middle Welshunone
5Proto-Brythonicʉnone
6Proto-Celticoinosone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →