Where does “Dönmeh” come from?

Dönmeh (English) comes from Turkish Dönme, from Ottoman Turkish دونمه, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.

Dönmeh (English): A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who,...

Definitions

  1. A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who,...

Ancestry of “Dönmeh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishDönmeDönmeh
2Ottoman Turkishدونمهsomeone converted, apostate, renegate; Dönmeh, a...
3Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
4Old Turkicton-—
5EnglishHyun—
6Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
7Chinese玄—
Every word from Chinese 玄 →Every word from Old Turkic ton- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك →