Where does “g·ilèt” come from?

g·ilèt (Franco-Provençal) comes from French gilet, from Italian giulecco, from Turkish yelek, from Ottoman Turkish یلك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَلَك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل, from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠, from Proto-Turkic yẹl — wind.

g·ilèt (Franco-Provençal): vest

Definitions

  1. vest

Ancestry of “g·ilèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgiletwaistcoat, vest; sweater
2Italiangiulecco
3Turkishyelekwaistcoat, vest; jelick
4Ottoman Turkishیلكwaistcoat, vest; jelick
5Old Anatolian Turkishيَلَك
6Old Anatolian Turkishيَل
7Old Turkic𐰘𐰠
8Proto-Turkicyẹlwind
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹl
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