Where does “बहुतेक” come from?
बहुतेक (Marathi) comes from Marathi एक, from Old Marathi 𑘊𑘎, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa एक्क, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas — one; single.
बहुतेक (Marathi): probably, perhaps, maybe, possibly
Definitions
- probably, perhaps, maybe, possibly
Ancestry of “बहुतेक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Marathi | एक | one |
| 2 | Old Marathi | 𑘊𑘎 | — |
| 3 | Sauraseni Apabhramsa | एक्क | one |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 | one |
| 5 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀏𑀓 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |