Where does “tabanca” come from?

tabanca (Turkish) comes from Turkish taban, from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan — sole of foot.

tabanca (Turkish): pistol, revolver; gun

Definitions

  1. pistol, revolver; gun

Ancestry of “tabanca”, step by step

tabanca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish taban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtabansole
2Ottoman Turkishطبانsole of the foot; sole of a shoe; fundament,...
3Proto-Turkic*tāpansole of foot

via Ottoman Turkish طبانجه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطبانجهpalm of the hand; slap, box with the flat hand;...
2Ottoman Turkish-جه—

Words derived from “tabanca”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tāpan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبان →Every word from Turkish taban →