Where does “Aato” come from?
Aato (Finnish) comes from Russian ада, from Russian ад, from Old East Slavic адъ, from Old Church Slavonic адъ, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
Ancestry of “Aato”, step by step
Aato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ада
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ада | genitive singular of ад |
| 2 | Russian | ад | Hades; hell |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | адъ | hell |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | адъ | hell |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ᾍδης | Hades (Greek god) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Finnish Aadolf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aadolf | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Adolf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |