Where does “इकाई” come from?
इकाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi एक, from Old Hindi एक, 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 — one; single.
इकाई (Hindi): unit
Ancestry of “इकाई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | एक | one; 1; sole, only |
| 2 | Old Hindi | एक | one |
| 3 | Sauraseni Apabhramsa | एक्क | one |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 | one |
| 5 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |