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

  1. A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an...

Ancestry of “dolman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoliman—
2Ottoman Turkishدولامانrobe
3Turkishdolamakto wind, wrap, wrap around; to twist, whirl,...
4Ottoman Turkishطولامقto wrap around; to twist, wind round about a...
5Proto-Turkic*tolga-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tolga- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طولامق →Every word from Turkish dolamak →