Where does “jednoróg” come from?

jednoróg (Polish) comes from Polish jeden, from Old Polish jeden, from Proto-Slavic edìnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic edīˀnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

jednoróg (Polish): horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus)

Definitions

  1. horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus)

Ancestry of “jednoróg”, step by step

jednoróg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish jeden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjedenone
2Old Polishjedenone
3Proto-Slavicedìnъone
4Proto-Balto-Slavicedīˀnas—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicaiˀnasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Polish Róg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRóghorn
2Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic edīˀnas →