Where does “تمنچه” come from?
تمنچه (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه, from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan.
تمنچه (Persian): obsolete form of تپانچه
Ancestry of “تمنچه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طبانجه | palm of the hand; slap, box with the flat hand;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طبان | sole of the foot; sole of a shoe; fundament,... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tāpan | — |
Words derived from “تمنچه”