Where does “دولاب” come from?
دولاب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian دولاب, from Persian دو, from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك.
Ancestry of “دولاب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دولاب | cupboard; closet; water wheel; draw-well |
| 2 | Persian | دو | two; doogh, a carbonated or non-carbonated... |
| 3 | Italian | do | first-person singular indicative present of dare;... |
| 4 | Italian | doni | plural of dono; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | dono | gift; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 7 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 9 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 10 | English | Hyun | — |
| 11 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 12 | Chinese | 玄 | — |