Where does “dolmacılık” come from?

dolmacılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish dolmacı, from Turkish dolma, from Ottoman Turkish dolma, from Turkish dolmak, from Ottoman Turkish طولمق, from Proto-Turkic tol- — to get filled; to swell.

dolmacılık (Turkish): the occupation of a maker or seller of dolmas

Definitions

  1. the occupation of a maker or seller of dolmas

Ancestry of “dolmacılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdolmacımaker, seller, or lover of dolmas or stuffed vegetables
2TurkishdolmaMade by filling, such as land created by filling a part of a sea or lake
3Ottoman Turkishdolma
4Turkishdolmakto be full
5Ottoman Turkishطولمقto get full, be filled; to fill, to become full
6Proto-Turkictol-to get filled; to swell
Every word from Proto-Turkic tol-Every word from Ottoman Turkish طولمقEvery word from Turkish dolmak