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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

  1. solely, only, just; short neuter singular of...

Ancestry of “единственно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianеди́нственный—
2Russianеди́нство—
3Russian-ство́—
4Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas →