Where does “un” come from?
un (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian unu, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
un (Sicilian): a, an
Ancestry of “un”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sicilian | unu | — |
| 2 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |