Where does “तोप” come from?
तोप (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian توپ, from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.
तोप (Hindi): cannon, gun; cool person, badass; heap, pile,...
Definitions
- cannon, gun; cool person, badass; heap, pile,...
Ancestry of “तोप”, step by step
तोप traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian توپ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | توپ | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوپ | ball; knob; cannon |
| 3 | Old Turkic | tōp | — |
via Sanskrit स्तूप
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्तूप | stupa; heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit |