Where does “Tolstoy” come from?

Tolstoy derives from Russian Толсто́й, the nominative singular form of Russian то́лстый meaning "thick" or "stout."

Ancestry of “Tolstoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianТолсто́йparticularly Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer, September 9, 1828 — November 20, 1910
2Russianто́лстыйstout
3Russian-щинаSuffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism

Words derived from “Tolstoy”

Every word from Russian -щина →Every word from Russian то́лстый →Every word from Russian Толсто́й →