Where does “тобџија” come from?

тобџија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian то̏п, from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.

тобџија (Serbo-Croatian): cannoneer, gunner; forward; a top

Definitions

  1. cannoneer, gunner; forward; a top

Ancestry of “тобџија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianто̏пcannon
2Ottoman Turkishطوپball; knob; cannon
3Old Turkictōp—
Every word from Old Turkic tōp →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian то̏п →