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
Definitions
- waistcoat, vest; sweater
Ancestry of “gilet”, step by step
gilet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian giulecco
| 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 |
via Italian gileccu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gileccu | — |