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Where does “τουφέκι” come from?

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

τουφέκι (Greek): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “τουφέκι”, 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
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