Where does “jedyny” come from?

jedyny (Silesian) comes from Old Polish jedyny, from Proto-Slavic edìnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic edīˀnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

jedyny (Silesian): only

Definitions

  1. only

Ancestry of “jedyny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishjedynyonly
2Proto-Slavicedìnъone
3Proto-Balto-Slavicedīˀnas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicaiˀnasone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aiˀnas →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic edīˀnas →