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
Ancestry of “թուանկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | تفنگ | firearm, gun, musket |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | تفنك | rifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike |
| 3 | Arabic | فَنَك | fennec fox |
Words derived from “թուանկ”