Where does “تفنگ” come from?

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

تفنگ (Persian): firearm, gun, musket

Definitions

  1. firearm, gun, musket

Ancestry of “تفنگ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “تفنگ”

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