Where does “Ivona” come from?

Ivona (Slovak) comes from French Yvonne, from French Yves, from Proto-Celtic īwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- — yew.

Ancestry of “Ivona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchYvonne—
2FrenchYvesborne by two French saints, and known in medieval romance
3Proto-Celticīwosyew
4Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- →Every word from Proto-Celtic īwos →Every word from French Yves →
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