Where does “тонь” come from?

тонь (Moksha) comes from Moksha тон, from Proto-Mordvinic *ton, from Proto-Uralic tinä — you, thou.

тонь (Moksha): indefinite singular genitive of тон; your

Definitions

  1. indefinite singular genitive of тон; your

Ancestry of “тонь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaтонyou
2Proto-Mordvinic*tonSecond-person singular pronoun: you
3Proto-Uralictinäyou, thou
Every word from Proto-Uralic tinä →Every word from Proto-Mordvinic *ton →Every word from Moksha тон →