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Where does “одино́кий” come from?

одино́кий (Russian) comes from Russian оди́н, from Old East Slavic оди́нъ, from Proto-Slavic edìnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic edīˀnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Ancestry of “одино́кий”, step by step

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

Words derived from “одино́кий”

  • одиночка
  • поодиночке
  • одиноко
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