Where does “doai” come from?
doai (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese doar, from Old Portuguese dõar, from Latin dōnō, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun.
doai (Portuguese): second-person plural imperative of doar
Definitions
- second-person plural imperative of doar
Ancestry of “doai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | doar | to present; to give; to donate |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | dõar | — |
| 3 | Latin | dōnō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dōnum | — |
| 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 | — |