Where does “doab” come from?
doab (English) comes from Persian دوآب, from Persian دو, from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك.
doab (English): A tongue or tract of land included between two...
Definitions
- A tongue or tract of land included between two...
Ancestry of “doab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | دوآب | — |
| 2 | Persian | دو | two; doogh, a carbonated or non-carbonated... |
| 3 | Italian | do | first-person singular indicative present of dare;... |
| 4 | Italian | doni | plural of dono; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | dono | gift; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | dōnum | — |
| 7 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 9 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 10 | English | Hyun | — |
| 11 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 12 | Chinese | 玄 | — |