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Where does “вона” come from?

вона (Russian) comes from Korean 원, from English One, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

вона (Russian): won

Definitions

  1. won

Ancestry of “вона”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean원won; the official currency of South Korea, sign =...
2EnglishOne—
3Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
4Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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