Where does “dolma” come from?

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

dolma (Finnish): dolma East Mediterranean style stuffed dish consisting of various fillings rolled in vine leaves

Definitions

  1. dolma East Mediterranean style stuffed dish consisting of various fillings rolled in vine leaves

Ancestry of “dolma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishdolmaMade by filling, such as land created by filling a part of a sea or lake
2Ottoman Turkishdolma—
3Turkishdolmakto be full
4Ottoman Turkishطولمقto get full, be filled; to fill, to become full
5Proto-Turkictol-to get filled; to swell
Every word from Proto-Turkic tol- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طولمق →Every word from Turkish dolmak →