Where does “एउटा” come from?

एउटा (Nepali) comes from Nepali एक, 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, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

एउटा (Nepali): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “एउटा”, step by step

एउटा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nepali एक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliएकone
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaएक्कone
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓one
4Ashokan Prakrit𑀏𑀓one
5Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
6Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
7Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Nepali वटा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliवटाcounter for number of animals and inanimates
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáykasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas