Where does “dönem” come from?

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

dönem (Turkish): period, era

Definitions

  1. period, era

Ancestry of “dönem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
2Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
3Old Turkicton-—
4EnglishHyun—
5Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
6Chinese玄—
Every word from Chinese 玄 →Every word from Old Turkic ton- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك →