Where does “ਏਕਲਾ” come from?

ਏਕਲਾ (Old Punjabi) comes from Old Punjabi ਇਕੇਲਾ, from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀬, from Sanskrit एकल, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ਏਕਲਾ (Old Punjabi): alone, lonely, unattended

Definitions

  1. alone, lonely, unattended

Ancestry of “ਏਕਲਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Punjabiਇਕੇਲਾalone, lonely, unattended
2Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀬—
3Sanskritएकलalone, solitary
4Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →