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
- the occupation of a maker or seller of dolmas
Ancestry of “dolmacılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dolmacı | maker, seller, or lover of dolmas or stuffed vegetables |
| 2 | Turkish | dolma | Made by filling, such as land created by filling a part of a sea or lake |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | dolma | — |
| 4 | Turkish | dolmak | to be full |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طولمق | to get full, be filled; to fill, to become full |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | tol- | to get filled; to swell |