Etymology Explorer › Michif

Where does “haen” come from?

haen (Michif) comes from Canadian French un, from Old French un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

haen (Michif): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “haen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Canadian Frenchunan, a; one
2Old Frenchuna, an; one
3Latinūnus—
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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