Where does “donair” come from?

donair (English) comes from Turkish döner, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.

donair (English): A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab,...

Definitions

  1. A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab,...

Ancestry of “donair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdönerthird-person singular present simple of dönmek;...
2Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
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 →