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Where does “то́нна” come from?

то́нна (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “то́нна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTonnebarrel, vat, tun, drum; tonne, ton, metric ton;...
2Middle High Germantunne—
3Old High Germantunna—
4Latintunnatun, box
5Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
6Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
7Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “то́нна”

  • tonna
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