Where does “تپانچہ” come from?

تپانچہ (Gawar-Bati) comes from Persian تپانچه, from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه, from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan — sole of foot.

تپانچہ (Gawar-Bati): handgun, pistol

Definitions

  1. handgun, pistol

Ancestry of “تپانچہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتپانچهslap; handgun
2Ottoman Turkishطبانجهpalm of the hand; slap, box with the flat hand;...
3Ottoman Turkishطبانsole of the foot; sole of a shoe; fundament,...
4Proto-Turkic*tāpansole of foot
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tāpan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه →