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            About the origin of tops one can say: which was first - the egg
            or the chicken.   It is time to discuss it...
 
 

wheel

weather vane

windmill

People developed instruments such as the wheel, windmill  and drill  whose turning is similar to the top's motion .

The earth and other objects in space  turn  around their axes, as does the spinning top. A ball  turns around  an endless number of axes. By slicing a ball we get a wheel turning on one axis.