Where does “एकवर्णीय” come from?

एकवर्णीय (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.

एकवर्णीय (Hindi): monochromatic

Definitions

  1. monochromatic

Ancestry of “एकवर्णीय”, step by step

एकवर्णीय 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 वर्ण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवर्णcolor; race; caste, class
2Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →