Where does “dolma” come from?
dolma (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish dolma, 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 |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | dolma | — |
| 2 | Turkish | dolmak | to be full |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | طولمق | to get full, be filled; to fill, to become full |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | tol- | to get filled; to swell |
Words derived from “dolma”