Where does “تپانچه” come from?
تپانچه (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه, from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan — sole of foot.
تپانچه (Persian): slap; handgun
Ancestry of “تپانچه”, step by step
تپانچه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish طبانجه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 | sole of foot |
via Turkic unknown
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkic | unknown | — |
| 2 | Persian | پلنگ | panther; leopard |
Words derived from “تپانچه”