Where does “unik” come from?

unik (Indonesian) comes from Dutch uniek, from French unique, from Latin ūnicus, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unik (Indonesian): unique

Definitions

  1. unique

Ancestry of “unik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuniekunique
2Frenchuniqueunique; only
3Latinūnicusonly, sole, single
4Latinūnusone, single
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →