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Where does “уника́льный” come from?

уника́льный (Russian) comes from German unikal, from Latin unice, from Latin ūnicus, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Ancestry of “уника́льный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunikalunique
2Latinunicealone, solely, singularly, especially; in an...
3Latinūnicus—
4Latinūnus—
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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