Where does “թվանք” come from?

թվանք (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian թուանկ, from Persian تفنگ, from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

թվանք (Armenian): handgun, rifle

Definitions

  1. handgun, rifle

Ancestry of “թվանք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianթուանկfirearm, gun, musket
2Persianتفنگfirearm, gun, musket
3Ottoman Turkishتفنكrifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike
4Arabicفَنَكfennec fox
Every word from Arabic فَنَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تفنك →Every word from Persian تفنگ →
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