Where does “یک‌رنگ” come from?

یک‌رنگ (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.

یک‌رنگ (Persian): unicolored

Definitions

  1. unicolored

Ancestry of “یک‌رنگ”, step by step

یک‌رنگ 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 رنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگcolor
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háywas →Every word from Proto-Iranian Háywah →