Where does “fişek” come from?

fişek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فشك, from Ottoman Turkish فشنك, from Persian فشنگ, from Ancient Greek φυσίγγη.

fişek (Turkish): cartridge; squib

Definitions

  1. cartridge; squib

Ancestry of “fişek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفشكcartridge; rocket
2Ottoman Turkishفشنك—
3Persianفشنگcartridge
4Ancient Greekφυσίγγη—
Every word from Ancient Greek φυσίγγη →Every word from Persian فشنگ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فشنك →