Where does “voĉdoni” come from?
voĉdoni (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto doni, from French donner, from Middle French donner, from Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك.
voĉdoni (Esperanto): to vote
Ancestry of “voĉdoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | doni | to give |
| 2 | French | donner | to give, to transfer the possession/holding of... |
| 3 | Middle French | donner | to give |
| 4 | Old French | doner | to give |
| 5 | Latin | dōnō | — |
| 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 | — |