Where does “Koranen” come from?

Koranen (Swedish) comes from Swedish en, from Old Swedish ēn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Koranen (Swedish): the Qur'an the Islamic scripture

Definitions

  1. the Qur'an the Islamic scripture

Ancestry of “Koranen”, step by step

Koranen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishenone; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite...
2Old Swedishēnone
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish koran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishkoranQur'an individual copy of the book
2Arabicالقرآنthe Qur’an
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →