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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | dolmak | to be full |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طولمق | to get full, be filled; to fill, to become full |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | tol- | to get filled; to swell |