Where does “don” come from?

don (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic tonë, from Proto-Uralic tinä — you, thou.

don (Northern Sami): you; accusative/genitive singular of dōt

Definitions

  1. you; accusative/genitive singular of dōt

Ancestry of “don”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samictonëyou
2Proto-Uralictinäyou, thou
Every word from Proto-Uralic tinä →Every word from Proto-Samic tonë →