Where does “до” come from?
до (Macedonian) comes from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun.
до (Macedonian): next to, beside; to, up to; until
Definitions
- next to, beside; to, up to; until
Ancestry of “до”, step by step
до traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian do
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | do | first-person singular indicative present of dare;... |
| 2 | Italian | doni | plural of dono; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | dono | gift; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 5 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 7 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 8 | English | Hyun | — |
| 9 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 10 | Chinese | 玄 | — |
via Proto-Slavic dȍ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dȍ | up to, until |