Where does “tolet” come from?

tolet (French) comes from Romanian țoală, from Greek τσόλι, from Persian چول, from Proto-Turkic čöl — steppe, desert.

tolet (French): rowlock, oarlock; thole

Definitions

  1. rowlock, oarlock; thole

Ancestry of “tolet”, step by step

tolet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian țoală

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțoalăarticle of clothing; togs, clothes, toggery; especially that which is old and used
2Greekτσόλιtattered blanket; rag rug; worthless man
3Persianچولpenis
4Proto-Turkicčölsteppe, desert

via Old Norse þollr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþollrtree, peg
2Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—

Words derived from “tolet”

Every word from Proto-Turkic čöl →Every word from Persian چول →Every word from Greek τσόλι →