Where does “tona” come from?
tona (Old Occitan) comes from Proto-Celtic tonnā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
Ancestry of “tona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | tonnā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |