Where does “tuproq” come from?
tuproq (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai توفراق, from Proto-Turkic toprak — earth, soil.
tuproq (Uzbek): ground, soil; territory
Ancestry of “tuproq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chagatai | توفراق | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | toprak | earth, soil |