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Where does “тоня” come from?

тоня (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тонꙗ, from Proto-Slavic topnь.

тоня (Russian): fishery, fishing ground; haul of fish

Definitions

  1. fishery, fishing ground; haul of fish

Ancestry of “тоня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтонꙗ—
2Proto-Slavictopnь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic topnь →