Where does “एककोशिकीय” come from?

एककोशिकीय (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.

एककोशिकीय (Hindi): unicellular

Definitions

  1. unicellular

Ancestry of “एककोशिकीय”, step by step

एककोशिकीय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi एक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiएकone; 1; sole, only
2Old Hindiएकone
3Sauraseni Apabhramsaएक्कone
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓one
5Ashokan Prakrit𑀏𑀓one
6Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
7Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
8Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
9Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Hindi कोशिका

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकोशिकाcell
2Hindiकोशtreasury, store; dictionary, lexicon
3Sanskritकोशcask, vessel for holding liquids, cloud; pail,...
4Sanskritकुश्यतिto embrace, enfold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →