Where does “एकसमान” come from?
एकसमान (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.
एकसमान (Hindi): uniform, like, homogenous
Definitions
- uniform, like, homogenous
Ancestry of “एकसमान”, step by step
एकसमान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi एक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | one |
| 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 |
via Hindi समान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | समान | similar; equal; identical, alike |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समान | One of the five vital airs; same, identical,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |