Where does “ekabahasa” come from?

ekabahasa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian eka, from Malay ekă, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ekabahasa (Indonesian): monolingual

Definitions

  1. monolingual

Ancestry of “ekabahasa”, step by step

ekabahasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian eka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianekaone
2MalayekăObsolete spelling of eka
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Indonesian Bahasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianBahasalanguage
2Malaybahasalanguage; decorum, appropriate social behavior
3Sanskritभाषाspeech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a...
4Sanskritभाष

Words derived from “ekabahasa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáykasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas
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