Where does “topik” come from?

topik (Turkish) comes from Armenian թոփ, from Armenian -իկ, from Middle Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

topik (Turkish): a kind of meze made of tahini (sesame paste), chickpea, potato and onion

Definitions

  1. a kind of meze made of tahini (sesame paste), chickpea, potato and onion

Ancestry of “topik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթոփball
2Armenian-իկforming diminutives or terms expressing affection
3Middle Armenian-իկforming diminutives
4Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
5Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Armenian -իկ →
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