Where does “تُفَک” come from?

تُفَک (Classical Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تفك, from Persian تفنگ, from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

Ancestry of “تُفَک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتفكvulgar form of تفنك; used together with اوفق to...
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 →