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Where does “yelek” come from?

yelek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یلك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَلَك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل, from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠, from Proto-Turkic yẹl — wind.

yelek (Turkish): waistcoat, vest; jelick

Definitions

  1. waistcoat, vest; jelick

Ancestry of “yelek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیلكwaistcoat, vest; jelick
2Old Anatolian Turkishيَلَك—
3Old Anatolian Turkishيَل—
4Old Turkic𐰘𐰠—
5Proto-Turkicyẹlwind

Words derived from “yelek”

  • jelick
  • chalequero
  • chaleco
  • giulecco
  • γιλέκο
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