Where does “એકદમ” come from?

એકદમ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati એક, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa एक्क, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

એકદમ (Gujarati): in a breath, in a moment

Definitions

  1. in a breath, in a moment

Ancestry of “એકદમ”, step by step

એકદમ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati એક

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiએકone; a, an
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaएक्कone
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓one
4Ashokan Prakrit𑀏𑀓one
5Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
6Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
7Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Gujarati દમ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiદમbreathing, the act of taking a breath; asthma;...
2Classical Persianدم
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáykasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas