Where does “ایک سو ایک” come from?

ایک سو ایک (Urdu) comes from Urdu ایک, from Old Hindi एक, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa एक्क, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas — one; single.

ایک سو ایک (Urdu): one hundred and one

Definitions

  1. one hundred and one

Ancestry of “ایک سو ایک”, step by step

ایک سو ایک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu ایک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduایکone
2Old Hindiएकone
3Sauraseni Apabhramsaएक्कone
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓one
5Ashokan Prakrit𑀏𑀓one
6Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
7Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
8Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
9Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Urdu سو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduسوhundred
2Sanskritशतhundred, used with numerals thus; any very large...
3Sanskritवत्सरyear
4Sanskritवत्सa calf; the young of any animal, offspring,...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáykasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas