Where does “килотонна” come from?

килотонна (Russian) comes from Russian то́нна, from German Tonne, from Middle High German tunne, from Old High German tunna, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

килотонна (Russian): kiloton

Definitions

  1. kiloton

Ancestry of “килотонна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianто́ннаmetric ton, tonne (1000 kilograms)
2GermanTonnebarrel, vat, tun, drum; tonne, ton, metric ton;...
3Middle High Germantunne
4Old High Germantunna
5Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
7Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
8Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂-
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