Where does “dolmus” come from?

dolmus (English) comes from Turkish dolmuş, from Turkish dolmak, from Ottoman Turkish طولمق, from Proto-Turkic tol- — to get filled; to swell.

dolmus (English): A share taxi in Turkey

Definitions

  1. A share taxi in Turkey

Ancestry of “dolmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdolmuşdolmus; a shared vehicle in Turkey
2Turkishdolmakto be full
3Ottoman Turkishطولمقto get full, be filled; to fill, to become full
4Proto-Turkictol-to get filled; to swell
Every word from Proto-Turkic tol- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طولمق →Every word from Turkish dolmak →