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
Ancestry of “don”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dōnum | — |
| 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 | — |