Where does “یکتا” come from?

یکتا (Persian) comes 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.

یکتا (Persian): unique

Definitions

  1. unique

Ancestry of “یکتا”, step by step

یکتا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیکAPI •; one
2Middle Persianʾywk'—
3Middle Persianʾy—
4Proto-IranianHáywahone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Persian تا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاuntil; in order to; to
2Middle Persiantā—
3Old Persian𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠until, while, as long as

Words derived from “یکتا”

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