Where does “dolman” come from?
dolman (English) comes from French doliman, from Ottoman Turkish دولامان, from Turkish dolamak, from Ottoman Turkish طولامق, from Proto-Turkic *tolga-.
dolman (English): A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an...
Definitions
- A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an...
Ancestry of “dolman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | doliman | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دولامان | robe |
| 3 | Turkish | dolamak | to wind, wrap, wrap around; to twist, whirl,... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | طولامق | to wrap around; to twist, wind round about a... |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *tolga- | — |