Where does “एकाध” come from?

एकाध (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.

एकाध (Hindi): some, a couple, a few

Definitions

  1. some, a couple, a few

Ancestry of “एकाध”, step by step

एकाध 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 आध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआधhalf
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀁𑀥—
3Sanskritअन्धblind; dark; n night, darkness
4Proto-Indo-Iranianandʰásblind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂endʰ-ó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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