Where does “don” come from?

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

don (Old French): gift

Definitions

  1. gift

Ancestry of “don”, step by step

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

Words derived from “don”

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