Where does “دونمہ” come from?

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

دونمہ (Urdu): Dönmeh, a group of Sabbatean crypto-Jews

Definitions

  1. Dönmeh, a group of Sabbatean crypto-Jews

Ancestry of “دونمہ”, 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—
Every word from Chinese 玄 →Every word from Old Turkic ton- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك →