Where does “don” come from?

don (French) comes from Old French don, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.

don (French): gift, talent, knack; gift; donation

Definitions

  1. gift, talent, knack; gift; donation

Ancestry of “don”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdongift
2Latindōnumgift, present
3Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
4Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
5Old Turkicton-—
6EnglishHyun—
7Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
8Chinese玄—

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