Where does “dornioù” come from?
dornioù (Breton) comes from Breton dorn, from English durn, from Ukrainian дурний, from Proto-Slavic *durьnъ.
Ancestry of “dornioù”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Breton | dorn | hand |
| 2 | English | durn | darn; damn; Darn; damned; extremely; Rhoticized... |
| 3 | Ukrainian | дурний | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *durьnъ | — |