Where does “Dönme” come from?

Dönme (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دونمه, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.

Dönme (Turkish): Dönmeh

Definitions

  1. Dönmeh

Ancestry of “Dönme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدونمهsomeone converted, apostate, renegate; Dönmeh, a...
2Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
3Old Turkicton-—
4EnglishHyun—
5Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
6Chinese玄—

Words derived from “Dönme”

Every word from Chinese 玄 →Every word from Old Turkic ton- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك →
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