Where does “top” come from?
top (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.
top (Albanian): ball; slang for testicles
Definitions
- ball; slang for testicles
Ancestry of “top”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طوپ | ball; knob; cannon |
| 2 | Old Turkic | tōp | — |