Where does “Kolkatan” come from?

Kolkatan (English) comes 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.

Kolkatan (English): Of or pertaining to Kolkata; A person from...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Kolkata; A person from...

Ancestry of “Kolkatan”, step by step

Kolkatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Kolkata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKolkataformerly known in English as Calcutta
2Bengaliকলকাতা—
3Bengaliকলিকাতা—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →