Where does “तमाचा” come from?

तमाचा (Hindi) comes from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه, from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan — sole of foot.

तमाचा (Hindi): slap, smack

Definitions

  1. slap, smack

Ancestry of “तमाचा”, step by step

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