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”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹl →