Where does “topciu” come from?

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

topciu (Romanian): gunner

Definitions

  1. gunner

Ancestry of “topciu”, 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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