Where does “एकमात्र” come from?

एकमात्र (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.

एकमात्र (Hindi): only, sole, single

Definitions

  1. only, sole, single

Ancestry of “एकमात्र”, step by step

एकमात्र 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 मात्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमात्रmere, but a; merely, only, just
2Sanskritमात्रmeasure; simply, merely, only; entirely, totally;...
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