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Where does “Ninotchka” come from?

Ninotchka (English) comes from Russian Ни́ночка, from Russian Ни́на, from Georgian ნინო, from Old Georgian ნინო.

Ancestry of “Ninotchka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНи́ночка—
2RussianНи́на—
3GeorgianნინოNino
4Old Georgianნინო—
Every word from Old Georgian ნინო →