Where does “однофамилец” come from?

однофамилец (Russian) comes from Russian одно-, 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.

однофамилец (Russian): an (unrelated) person with the same surname, a namesake

Definitions

  1. an (unrelated) person with the same surname, a namesake

Ancestry of “однофамилец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianодно-uni-
2Russianоди́н—
3Old East Slavicоди́нъ—
4Proto-Slavicedìnъone
5Proto-Balto-Slavicedīˀnas—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicaiˀnasone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic edīˀnas →