Where does “õno” come from?
õno (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic enoi, from Proto-Finnic enä, from Proto-Uralic enä — big.
Ancestry of “õno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | enoi | maternal uncle |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | enä | big |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | enä | big |