Where does “ekkuthí” come from?

ekkuthí (Rohingya) comes from Rohingya ek, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ekkuthí (Rohingya): one billion

Definitions

  1. one billion

Ancestry of “ekkuthí”, step by step

ekkuthí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rohingya ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rohingyaekone
2Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Rohingya kuthí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rohingyakuthíbillion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáykasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas
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