Where does “تفنگ” come from?
تفنگ (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.
تفنگ (Persian): firearm, gun, musket
Ancestry of “تفنگ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تفنك | rifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike |
| 2 | Arabic | فَنَك | fennec fox |
Words derived from “تفنگ”