Where does “do” come from?

do (Italian) comes from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현.

do (Italian): first-person singular indicative present of dare;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular indicative present of dare;...

Ancestry of “do”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandoniplural of dono; second-person singular present...
2Italiandonogift; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Latindōnumgift, present
4Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
5Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
6Old Turkicton-—
7EnglishHyun—
8Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
9Chinese玄—

Words derived from “do”

Every word from Chinese 玄 →Every word from Old Turkic ton- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك →