Where does “единственно” come from?
единственно (Russian) comes from Russian еди́нственный, from Russian еди́нство, from Russian -ство́, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
единственно (Russian): solely, only, just; short neuter singular of...
Definitions
- solely, only, just; short neuter singular of...
Ancestry of “единственно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | еди́нственный | sole, only, unique |
| 2 | Russian | еди́нство | unity, unanimity, oneness |
| 3 | Russian | -ство́ | suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity, -y |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |