Where does “dolmadaki” come from?
dolmadaki (English) comes from Greek ντολμαδάκι, from Greek ντολμάς, from Ottoman Turkish طولمه, from Georgian ტოლმა, from Turkish dolma, from Ottoman Turkish dolma, from Turkish dolmak, from Ottoman Turkish طولمق — to get filled; to swell.
dolmadaki (English): A rice mixture with fresh herbs such as mint and...
Definitions
- A rice mixture with fresh herbs such as mint and...
Ancestry of “dolmadaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ντολμαδάκι | vine leaf dolma |
| 2 | Greek | ντολμάς | dolma, stuffed leaf |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | طولمه | an act of filling; anything used to stuff or fill... |
| 4 | Georgian | ტოლმა | dolma, cabbage roll |
| 5 | Turkish | dolma | Made by filling, such as land created by filling a part of a sea or lake |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | dolma | — |
| 7 | Turkish | dolmak | to be full |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | طولمق | to get full, be filled; to fill, to become full |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | tol- | to get filled; to swell |