Where does “تفك” come from?

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

تفك (Ottoman Turkish): vulgar form of تفنك; used together with اوفق to...

Definitions

  1. vulgar form of تفنك; used together with اوفق to...

Ancestry of “تفك”, step by step

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

Words derived from “تفك”

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