Where does “donaire” come from?
donaire (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin donarius, from Latin donarium, from Latin dōnāre, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun.
Ancestry of “donaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | donarius | — |
| 2 | Latin | donarium | The part of a temple where votive offerings were... |
| 3 | Latin | dōnāre | — |
| 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 | — |