Where does “ტოლმა” come from?

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

ტოლმა (Georgian): dolma, cabbage roll

Definitions

  1. dolma, cabbage roll

Ancestry of “ტოლმა”, 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

Words derived from “ტოლმა”

Every word from Proto-Turkic tol- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طولمق →Every word from Turkish dolmak →