Where does “bapper” come from?

bapper (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

bapper (English): A hand of an anthropomorphic animal, especially a paw

Definitions

  1. A hand of an anthropomorphic animal, especially a paw

Ancestry of “bapper”, step by step

bapper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English bap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbapA soft bread roll, originally from Scotland; A...
2Korean밥cooked rice; food, meal; feed
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →