Where does “unu” come from?
unu (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nur, from German nur, from Middle High German nuor, from Old High German niwāri.
unu (Esperanto): one
Ancestry of “unu”, step by step
unu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto nur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | nur | only, just |
| 2 | German | nur | only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | nuor | — |
| 4 | Old High German | niwāri | — |
via Latin ūnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 2 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |