Where does “एक-दूसरे” come from?
एक-दूसरे (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.
एक-दूसरे (Hindi): one another, each other
Definitions
- one another, each other
Ancestry of “एक-दूसरे”, step by step
एक-दूसरे 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 दूसरे
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | दूसरे | — |