Where does “çap” come from?

çap (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاپ, from Armenian չափ, from Old Armenian չափ — measure; that by which any thing is measured;...

çap (Turkish): diameter; caliber; one's abilities, skills and...

Definitions

  1. diameter; caliber; one's abilities, skills and...

Ancestry of “çap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاپcalibre, diameter of a ball, rod, or bore; the...
2Armenianչափlimit, degree; size; measure
3Old Armenianչափmeasure; that by which any thing is measured;...
Every word from Old Armenian չափ →Every word from Armenian չափ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاپ →