Where does “एकान्त” come from?

एकान्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

एकान्त (Sanskrit): a lonely or retired or secret place

Definitions

  1. a lonely or retired or secret place

Ancestry of “एकान्त”, step by step

एकान्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit एक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Sanskrit अन्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्तnear; last; handsome, lovely
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ént-end, limit, forehead

Words derived from “एकान्त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →