Where does “toprak” come from?
toprak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوپراق, from Old Anatolian Turkish طپراق, from Proto-Turkic toprak — earth, soil.
toprak (Turkish): earth; dry soil; land
Ancestry of “toprak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طوپراق | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طپراق | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | toprak | earth, soil |