Where does “буттоп” come from?

буттоп (Kyrgyz) comes from Russian бут, from Ottoman Turkish بود, from Proto-Turkic būt — thigh; leg; leg, foot.

буттоп (Kyrgyz): football

Definitions

  1. football

Ancestry of “буттоп”, step by step

буттоп traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian бут

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбутrubble, quarry-stone
2Ottoman Turkishبود—
3Proto-Turkicbūtthigh; leg; leg, foot

via Kyrgyz топ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzтопball
Every word from Proto-Turkic būt →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بود →Every word from Russian бут →