Where does “തോക്ക്” come from?

തോക്ക് (Malayalam) comes from Classical Persian تُفَکْ, from Ottoman Turkish تفك, from Persian تفنگ, from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

തോക്ക് (Malayalam): gun

Definitions

  1. gun

Ancestry of “തോക്ക്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتُفَکْ—
2Ottoman Turkishتفكvulgar form of تفنك; used together with اوفق to...
3Persianتفنگfirearm, gun, musket
4Ottoman Turkishتفنكrifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike
5Arabicفَنَكfennec fox
Every word from Arabic فَنَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تفنك →Every word from Persian تفنگ →