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Where does “Ivo” come from?

Ivo (Estonian) comes from Estonian Ivar, from Old Norse Ívarr, from Proto-Norse *ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “Ivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianIvar—
2Old NorseÍvarr—
3Proto-Norse*ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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