Where does “तुफ़ंग” come from?

तुफ़ंग (Hindi) comes from Persian تفنگ, from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

तुफ़ंग (Hindi): musket

Definitions

  1. musket

Ancestry of “तुफ़ंग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتفنگfirearm, gun, musket
2Ottoman Turkishتفنكrifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike
3Arabicفَنَكfennec fox
Every word from Arabic فَنَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تفنك →Every word from Persian تفنگ →