Where does “Topkapı” come from?
Topkapı (Turkish) comes from Turkish top, from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.
Ancestry of “Topkapı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | top | ball; cannon; gay |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوپ | ball; knob; cannon |
| 3 | Old Turkic | tōp | — |