Where does “ντολμαδάκι” come from?
ντολμαδάκι (Greek) comes from Greek ντολμάς, from Ottoman Turkish طولمه, from Georgian ტოლმა, from Turkish dolma, from Ottoman Turkish dolma, from Turkish dolmak, from Ottoman Turkish طولمق, from Proto-Turkic tol- — to get filled; to swell.
ντολμαδάκι (Greek): vine leaf dolma
Definitions
- vine leaf dolma
Ancestry of “ντολμαδάκι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ντολμάς | dolma, stuffed leaf |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طولمه | an act of filling; anything used to stuff or fill... |
| 3 | Georgian | ტოლმა | dolma, cabbage roll |
| 4 | Turkish | dolma | Made by filling, such as land created by filling a part of a sea or lake |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | dolma | — |
| 6 | Turkish | dolmak | to be full |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | طولمق | to get full, be filled; to fill, to become full |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | tol- | to get filled; to swell |