Where does “یكتا” come from?

یكتا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian یکتا, from Persian یک, from Middle Persian ʾywk', from Middle Persian ʾy, from Proto-Iranian Háywah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

یكتا (Ottoman Turkish): of a single fold, single; not doubled

Definitions

  1. of a single fold, single; not doubled

Ancestry of “یكتا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیکتاunique
2PersianیکAPI •; one
3Middle Persianʾywk'—
4Middle Persianʾy—
5Proto-IranianHáywahone
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas →Every word from Proto-Iranian Háywah →