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Where does “doar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “doar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindōnō—
2Latindōnum—
3Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
4Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
5Old Turkicton-—
6EnglishHyun—
7Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
8Chinese玄—

Words derived from “doar”

  • doai
  • doar
  • doar
  • doado
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