Where does “एकाधिकार” come from?

एकाधिकार (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.

एकाधिकार (Hindi): monopoly

Definitions

  1. monopoly

Ancestry of “एकाधिकार”, step by step

एकाधिकार 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 अधिकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअधिकारright, prerogative; authority; power
2Sanskritअधिकारauthority; government, rule, administration,...
3Sanskritअधिover, above
4Sanskritइto go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →