Where does “chöp” come from?
chöp (Ladino) comes from Turkish çöp, from Persian چوپ, from Proto-Turkic čöp — garbage.
chöp (Ladino): garbage, trash can
Ancestry of “chöp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çöp | A small thin branch of a bush or tree; garbage,... |
| 2 | Persian | چوپ | Alternative form of چوب; wood |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | čöp | garbage |