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Where does “Aune” come from?

Aune (Estonian) comes from Finnish Aune, from Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή, from Ancient Greek ἁγνός, from Ancient Greek ἁγνεία, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔γνός.

Ancestry of “Aune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAuneAgnes
2LatinAgnes—
3Ancient GreekἉγνήpure, chaste
4Ancient Greekἁγνόςpure, chaste; holy, sacred; purifying
5Ancient Greekἁγνείαpurity, chastity; purification, cleansing
6Ancient Greekᾰ̔γνός—
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