Where does “елек” come from?
елек (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یلك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَلَك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل, from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠, from Proto-Turkic yẹl — wind.
елек (Macedonian): waistcoat, vest; jelick
Ancestry of “елек”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یلك | waistcoat, vest; jelick |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | يَلَك | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | يَل | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐰘𐰠 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | yẹl | wind |