Where does “dönüm noktası” come from?

dönüm noktası (Turkish) comes from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.

dönüm noktası (Turkish): turning point

Definitions

  1. turning point

Ancestry of “dönüm noktası”, step by step

dönüm noktası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dōnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindōnumgift, present
2Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
3Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
4Old Turkicton-—
5EnglishHyun—
6Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
7Chinese玄—

via Turkish nokta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishnoktadot; full stop
2Ottoman Turkishنقطهdot, point, a small, round spot or speck
3Arabicنُقْطَةdot, point
Every word from Chinese 玄 →Every word from Old Turkic ton- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك →