Where does “թուանկ” come from?

թուանկ (Middle Armenian) comes from Persian تفنگ, from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

թուանկ (Middle Armenian): firearm, gun, musket

Definitions

  1. firearm, gun, musket

Ancestry of “թուանկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتفنگfirearm, gun, musket
2Ottoman Turkishتفنكrifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike
3Arabicفَنَكfennec fox

Words derived from “թուանկ”

Every word from Arabic فَنَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تفنك →Every word from Persian تفنگ →