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Where does “tooni” come from?

tooni (Proto-Finnic) comes from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tooni (Proto-Finnic): death; underworld

Definitions

  1. death; underworld

Ancestry of “tooni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
2Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
3Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
4Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tooni”

  • tuonela
  • tuoni
  • toonela
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