Where does “Toini” come from?
Toini (Finnish) comes from French Antoinette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
Ancestry of “Toini”, step by step
Toini traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French Antoinette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Antoinette | a feminine diminutive form of Antoine |
| 2 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 3 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Proto-Finnic toinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | toinen | second; other |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | too | that over there, yonder distal? |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | to | that |
via Spanish Antonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Antonia | — |