Where does “एकदम” come from?

एकदम (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.

एकदम (Hindi): in a breath, in a moment, immediately

Definitions

  1. in a breath, in a moment, immediately

Ancestry of “एकदम”, step by step

एकदम 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 दम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदमbreath; puff, whiff; life, vitality, stamina
2Sanskritदमhouse; home; taming
3Sanskritदाम्यतिto tame
4Proto-Indo-Aryandā́mHyati—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́mHyati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →