Where does “topçu” come from?

topçu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوپجی, from Ottoman Turkish طوپ, from Old Turkic tōp.

topçu (Turkish): cannoneer, artilleryman, gunner, bombardier;...

Definitions

  1. cannoneer, artilleryman, gunner, bombardier;...

Ancestry of “topçu”, step by step

topçu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish طوپجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوپجیgunner, artilleryman, a soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery
2Ottoman Turkishطوپball; knob; cannon
3Old Turkictōp—

via Azerbaijani top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitopball; cannon; rook
Every word from Old Turkic tōp →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوپجی →