State Publishing House of the Armenian SSR, 1944-45 It is claimed that in Classical Armenian, the dish was called "tolimis", meaning "meat in grape leaf".
State Publishing House of the Armenian SSR, 1944-45 Toli as a grape leave was recorded in the inscriptions of the Kingdom of Van (Urartu). Initially, in Classical Armenian, the dish was called Tolimis, meaning "meat in grape leaf".