Where does “Topkapı” come from?

Topkapı (Turkish) comes from Turkish top, from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.

Topkapı (Turkish): The palace in Istanbul used by the Ottoman Empire as the residence of the sultan

Definitions

  1. The palace in Istanbul used by the Ottoman Empire as the residence of the sultan

Ancestry of “Topkapı”, step by step

Topkapı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtopball; cannon; gay
2Ottoman Turkishطوپball; knob; cannon
3Old Turkictōp—

via Turkish kapı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkapıdoor; gate
2Old Anatolian Turkishقاپوdoor, gate
3Proto-TurkicKāp-to close
Every word from Old Turkic tōp →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپ →Every word from Turkish top →