Where does “ajne” come from?

ajne (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ajn, from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ajne (Esperanto): any, anyway

Definitions

  1. any, anyway

Ancestry of “ajne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoajnused with ki- and i- to generalize them, meaning...
2Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
3Middle High Germaneinone
4Old High Germaneinone; only
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →