Where does “دوراهی” come from?

دوراهی (Persian) comes from Persian دو, from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-.

دوراهی (Persian): bifurcation on a road

Definitions

  1. bifurcation on a road

Ancestry of “دوراهی”, step by step

دوراهی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوtwo; doogh, a carbonated or non-carbonated...
2Italiandofirst-person singular indicative present of dare;...
3Italiandoniplural of dono; second-person singular present...
4Italiandonogift; first-person singular present indicative of...
5Latindōnumgift, present
6Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
7Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
8Old Turkicton-
9EnglishHyun
10Korean現: current; present; 絃: string
11Chinese

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian راه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianراهroad; way; path
2Middle Persianlʾsway; road, way
3Proto-IranianHrāθáhroad, way
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrātʰáschariot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
Every word from Chinese Every word from Old Turkic ton-Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك