Where does “табан” come from?

табан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan — sole of foot.

табан (Serbo-Croatian): sole

Definitions

  1. sole

Ancestry of “табан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطبانsole of the foot; sole of a shoe; fundament,...
2Proto-Turkic*tāpansole of foot
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tāpan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبان →