Where does “Malinowskian” come from?

Malinowskian (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.

Malinowskian (English): Of or relating to Bronisław Malinowski (1884–1942), Polish anthropologist

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Bronisław Malinowski (1884–1942), Polish anthropologist

Ancestry of “Malinowskian”, step by step

Malinowskian 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 Malinowski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMalinowski
2PolishMalinowski
3Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
4Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
5Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
6Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Germanic ainazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ain