Where does “gi-lê” come from?

gi-lê (Vietnamese) comes from French gilet, from Italian giulecco, from Turkish yelek, from Ottoman Turkish یلك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَلَك, from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل, from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠, from Proto-Turkic yẹl — wind.

gi-lê (Vietnamese): waistcoat; vest; gilet

Definitions

  1. waistcoat; vest; gilet

Ancestry of “gi-lê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgiletwaistcoat, vest; sweater
2Italiangiulecco—
3Turkishyelekwaistcoat, vest; jelick
4Ottoman Turkishیلكwaistcoat, vest; jelick
5Old Anatolian Turkishيَلَك—
6Old Anatolian Turkishيَل—
7Old Turkic𐰘𐰠—
8Proto-Turkicyẹlwind
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹl →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰘𐰠 →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish يَل →