Where does “Foz do Douro” come from?

Foz do Douro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dó, from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-.

Ancestry of “Foz do Douro”, step by step

Foz do Douro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepity; do
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 Portuguese Douro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseDouro
2Old PortugueseDoiro
3LatinDurius
4Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Portuguese foz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefozmouth of a river
2Old Portuguesefoz
3Vulgar Latinfocem
4Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
5Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...
Every word from Chinese Every word from Old Turkic ton-Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك