Where does “jiletcel” come from?
jiletcel (Romanian) comes from Romanian jiletcă, from Russian жилетка, from Russian жиле́т, from French gilet, from Italian giulecco, from Turkish yelek, from Ottoman Turkish یلك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَلَك — wind.
Ancestry of “jiletcel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | jiletcă | waistcoat |
| 2 | Russian | жилетка | vest |
| 3 | Russian | жиле́т | vest |
| 4 | French | gilet | waistcoat, vest; sweater |
| 5 | Italian | giulecco | — |
| 6 | Turkish | yelek | waistcoat, vest; jelick |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | یلك | waistcoat, vest; jelick |
| 8 | Old Anatolian Turkish | يَلَك | — |
| 9 | Old Anatolian Turkish | يَل | — |
| 10 | Old Turkic | 𐰘𐰠 | — |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | yẹl | wind |