Where does “قار طوپی” come from?

قار طوپی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قار, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

قار طوپی (Ottoman Turkish): snowball a ball of snow usually thrown for amusement in a snowball fight

Definitions

  1. snowball a ball of snow usually thrown for amusement in a snowball fight

Ancestry of “قار طوپی”, step by step

قار طوپی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارsnow
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Ottoman Turkish طوپ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوپball; knob; cannon
2Old Turkictōp—
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قار →
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