Where does “jednorożec” come from?

jednorożec (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.

jednorożec (Polish): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “jednorożec”, step by step

jednorożec 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 →