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

बहुतेक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi एक

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Marathi	एक	one
2	Old Marathi	𑘊𑘎	one
3	Sauraseni Apabhramsa	एक्क	one
4	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓	one
5	Ashokan Prakrit	𑀏𑀓	one
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

via Marathi बहुत

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Marathi	बहुत	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →