Where does “Nestori” come from?

Nestori (Finnish) comes from Italian Nestore, from Translingual Nestor, from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ, from Ancient Greek -τωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr.

Nestori (Finnish): dean, doyen senior member of some group of people

Definitions

  1. dean, doyen senior member of some group of people

Ancestry of “Nestori”, step by step

Nestori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Nestore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianNestoreNestor
2TranslingualNestorgenus
3Ancient GreekΝέστωρNestor
4Ancient Greek-τωρUsed to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic*-tōr—

via Finnish Nestor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishNestorthe senior, or eldest male member of a group
2Swedishnestor—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τωρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ →