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

  1. one; first; only, sole, isolated

Ancestry of “ເອກ”, step by step

ເອກ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali eka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliekaone
2Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Proto-Tai ʔɤkᴰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʔɤkᴰchest
2Old Chinese臆—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →