Where does “頓河” come from?
頓河 (Chinese) comes from French don, from Old French don, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현.
Ancestry of “頓河”, step by step
頓河 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French don
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | don | gift, talent, knack; gift; donation |
| 2 | Old French | don | gift |
| 3 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 4 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 6 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 7 | English | Hyun | — |
| 8 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 9 | Chinese | 玄 | — |
via Russian Дон
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Дон | don |
| 2 | Spanish | Don | title of respect for a man |
| 3 | Latin | dom | — |
| 4 | Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |