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