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
- cannoneer, gunner; forward; a top
Ancestry of “тобџија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | то̏п | cannon |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوپ | ball; knob; cannon |
| 3 | Old Turkic | tōp | — |