Where does “dōnō” come from?
dōnō (Latin) comes from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.
dōnō (Latin): to give
Definitions
- to give
Ancestry of “dōnō”, step by step
dōnō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dōnum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 2 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 4 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 5 | English | Hyun | — |
| 6 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 7 | Chinese | 玄 | — |
via Proto-Italic dōnāō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | dōnāō | to give, to present |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |