Where does “طوپجیلق” come from?

طوپجیلق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوپجی, from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.

طوپجیلق (Ottoman Turkish): artillery, an army unit that uses large guns or projectile weapons

Definitions

  1. artillery, an army unit that uses large guns or projectile weapons

Ancestry of “طوپجیلق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوپجیgunner, artilleryman, a soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery
2Ottoman Turkishطوپball; knob; cannon
3Old Turkictōp—
Every word from Old Turkic tōp →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپجی →
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