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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Hunan	—
2	Welsh	unan	third-person plural future of uno
3	Welsh	un	only; one; one, individual
4	Middle Welsh	un	one
5	Proto-Brythonic	ʉn	one
6	Proto-Celtic	oinos	one
7	Proto-Indo-European	óynos	one; single

via English ese

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ese	dude, man
2	Mexican Spanish	ese	The name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3	Latin	ipse	himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4	Proto-Italic	*e(s)peso	himself, herself, itself

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →