Where does “don” come from?
don (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طون, from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
don (Turkish): underpants; frost; second-person singular...
Definitions
- underpants; frost; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “don”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طون | robe, raiment, garment, weed; color of a horse,... |
| 2 | French | tonne | tonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |