Where does “tapangea” come from?

tapangea (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه, from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan — sole of foot.

tapangea (Romanian): pistol

Definitions

  1. pistol

Ancestry of “tapangea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطبانجهpalm of the hand; slap, box with the flat hand;...
2Ottoman Turkishطبانsole of the foot; sole of a shoe; fundament,...
3Proto-Turkic*tāpansole of foot
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tāpan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه →
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