Bernd 8/5/2020 22:12:00 No. 39066 [Open] [Reply] Actions report Translate Thread... Hide Thread Translate... Hide Post >>/39057/ lul good question. döner comes from the verb dönmek -mek being present infinitive(?) dön meaning spining. In central asia döner is called şavurma which is by modern anatolian Turkish çevirme. çevir meaning again, spining.