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Where does “تفنك” come from?

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

تفنك (Ottoman Turkish): rifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike

Definitions

  1. rifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike

Ancestry of “تفنك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَنَكfennec fox

Words derived from “تفنك”

  • tophaike
  • tüfekçi
  • tüfek
  • tüfekçilik
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