Where does “vienīgs” come from?

vienīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian viens, from Proto-Baltic eynos, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

vienīgs (Latvian): only, unique; the only one, the only thing

Definitions

  1. only, unique; the only one, the only thing

Ancestry of “vienīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianviensone; one o'clock; one, unit
2Proto-Balticeynos—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaiˀnasone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas →Every word from Proto-Baltic eynos →