Where does “ເອກ” come from?
ເອກ (Lao) comes from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
ເອກ (Lao): one; first; only, sole, isolated
Definitions
- one; first; only, sole, isolated
Ancestry of “ເອກ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | eka | one |
| 2 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |