Where does “अकेलापन” come from?
अकेलापन (Hindi) comes from Hindi अकेला, from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀬, from Sanskrit एकल, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
अकेलापन (Hindi): loneliness
Ancestry of “अकेलापन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | अकेला | alone |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀬 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | एकल | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |