Where does “یک” come from?

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

یک (Persian): API •; one

Definitions

  1. API •; one

Ancestry of “یک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾywk'—
2Middle Persianʾy—
3Proto-IranianHáywahone
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “یک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas →Every word from Proto-Iranian Háywah →