Where does “tophaike” come from?

tophaike (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

tophaike (English): A Turkish musket

Definitions

  1. A Turkish musket

Ancestry of “tophaike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتفنكrifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike
2Arabicفَنَكfennec fox
Every word from Arabic فَنَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تفنك →
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