Where does “туфек” come from?

туфек (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

туфек (Macedonian): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “туфек”, step by step

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