Where does “تفگه” come from?

تفگه (Iraqi Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

تفگه (Iraqi Arabic): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “تفگه”, step by step

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