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Where does “Natasha” come from?

Natasha (Portuguese) comes from Russian Ната́ша, from Latin Natalia, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “Natasha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНата́шаNatasha
2LatinNatalia—
3Latinnātālis—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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