fɹˈɛntʃ skˈɑːlɚ dʒˈɪlz meɪnˈɑːʒ dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ðˈæt "kˈæmlɪt" wʌz dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌm zˈæmbɪlˌɑːt, ɐ lˈɛvɐntˌiːn tˈɜːm fɔːɹ stˈʌfs mˌeɪd wɪððə fˈaɪn hˈɛɹ əvə tˈɜːkɪʃ ɡˈoʊt, pɹˈɑːbəbli ðɪ ˈæŋɡoːɹə ɡˈoʊt, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ kˈʌmz ðə tˈɜːm tˈɜːkɪʃ kˈæmɪlˌɑːt.
French scholar Gilles Ménage determined that "camlet" was derived from zambelot, a Levantine term for stuffs made with the fine hair of a Turkish goat, probably the Angora goat, from which comes the term Turkish camelot.