Where does “vienišai” come from?

vienišai (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vienišas, from Lithuanian vienas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

vienišai (Lithuanian): alone

Definitions

  1. alone

Ancestry of “vienišai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvienišaslonely, solitary, desolate
2Lithuanianvienasone
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaiˀnasone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas →Every word from Lithuanian vienas →