Where does “do” come from?
do (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun.
Ancestry of “do”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | do | first-person singular indicative present of dare;... |
| 2 | Italian | doni | plural of dono; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | dono | gift; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 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 | — |