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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): Diminutive of ντολμάς : vine leaf dolma

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of ντολμάς : vine leaf dolma

Ancestry of “ντολμαδάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekντολμάςdolma, stuffed leaf
2Ottoman Turkishطولمهan act of filling; anything used to stuff or fill...
3Georgianტოლმაdolma, cabbage roll
4Turkishdolma—
5Ottoman Turkishdolma—
6Turkishdolmakto be full
7Ottoman Turkishطولمقto get full, be filled; to fill, to become full
8Proto-Turkictol-to get filled; to swell

Words derived from “ντολμαδάκι”

  • dolmadaki
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