Where does “недоумица” come from?
недоумица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian до̏, from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-.
недоумица (Serbo-Croatian): dilemma
Definitions
- dilemma
Ancestry of “недоумица”, step by step
недоумица traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian до̏
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | до̏ | only, except |
| 2 | Italian | do | first-person singular indicative present of dare;... |
| 3 | Italian | doni | plural of dono; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | dono | gift; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 6 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 8 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 9 | English | Hyun | — |
| 10 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 11 | Chinese | 玄 | — |