Where does “toptan” come from?

toptan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوپدن, from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.

toptan (Romanian): wholesale

Definitions

  1. wholesale

Ancestry of “toptan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوپدنwholesale
2Ottoman Turkishطوپball; knob; cannon
3Old Turkictōp—
Every word from Old Turkic tōp →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپدن →