Where does “жиле́т” come from?

жиле́т (Russian) comes from French gilet, from Italian giulecco, from Turkish yelek, from Ottoman Turkish یلك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَلَك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل, from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠, from Proto-Turkic yẹl — wind.

жиле́т (Russian): vest

Definitions

  1. vest

Ancestry of “жиле́т”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgiletwaistcoat, vest; sweater
2Italiangiulecco—
3Turkishyelekwaistcoat, vest; jelick
4Ottoman Turkishیلكwaistcoat, vest; jelick
5Old Anatolian Turkishيَلَك—
6Old Anatolian Turkishيَل—
7Old Turkic𐰘𐰠—
8Proto-Turkicyẹlwind

Words derived from “жиле́т”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹl →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠 →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل →