Where does “жилетка” come from?

жилетка (Russian) comes from Russian жиле́т, 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 — wind.

жилетка (Russian): vest

Definitions

  1. vest

Ancestry of “жилетка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжиле́тvest
2Frenchgiletwaistcoat, vest; sweater
3Italiangiulecco
4Turkishyelekwaistcoat, vest; jelick
5Ottoman Turkishیلكwaistcoat, vest; jelick
6Old Anatolian Turkishيَلَك
7Old Anatolian Turkishيَل
8Old Turkic𐰘𐰠
9Proto-Turkicyẹlwind

Words derived from “жилетка

Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹlEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل
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