Where does “jedinica” come from?

jedinica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jèdan, from Proto-Slavic (j)edinъ, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

jedinica (Serbo-Croatian): one; anything numbered one; the school grade '1'

Definitions

  1. one; anything numbered one; the school grade '1'

Ancestry of “jedinica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjèdanone (1)
2Proto-Slavic(j)edinъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)edinъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian jèdan →