Where does “dolma” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dolma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdolmakto be full
2Ottoman Turkishطولمقto get full, be filled; to fill, to become full
3Proto-Turkictol-to get filled; to swell

Words derived from “dolma”

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