Where does “Vaino” come from?

Vaino (Estonian) comes from Finnish Väinö, from Finnish Väinämöinen, from Finnish väinä — Synonym of suvanto.

Ancestry of “Vaino”, step by step

Vaino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Väinö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVäinöpersecution
2FinnishVäinämöinenThe main hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala
3FinnishväinäSynonym of suvanto

via Estonian vainu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvainuvillage green
Every word from Finnish väinä →Every word from Finnish Väinämöinen →Every word from Finnish Väinö →