Where does “tüfek” come from?

tüfek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تفنك, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

tüfek (Turkish): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “tüfek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتفنكrifle, fusil, musket, arquebus, tophaike
2Arabicفَنَكfennec fox

Words derived from “tüfek”

Every word from Arabic فَنَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تفنك →