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
- cannoneer, artilleryman, gunner, bombardier;...
Ancestry of “topçu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طوپجی | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوپ | ball; knob; cannon |
| 3 | Old Turkic | tōp | — |