𑘊𑘎

Old Marathi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *éy?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas

Sanskrit एक (eka)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓 (eka)

Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka)

Apabhramsa एक्क (ekka)

Old Marathi 𑘊𑘎 (eka)

Inherited from Apabhramsa एक्क (ekka), from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓 (eka), from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *éy.

Numeral

𑘊𑘎 (eka) (Devanagari एक)

1. one

Descendants

• Marathi: एक (ek)

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “एक”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 109