Where does “gilet” come from?
gilet (French) comes 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.
gilet (French): waistcoat, vest; sweater
Ancestry of “gilet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | giulecco | — |
| 2 | Turkish | yelek | waistcoat, vest; jelick |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | یلك | waistcoat, vest; jelick |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | يَلَك | — |
| 5 | Old Anatolian Turkish | يَل | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐰘𐰠 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | yẹl | wind |
Words derived from “gilet”