Where does “تمنچه” come from?

تمنچه (Urdu) comes from Persian تمنچه, from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه, from Ottoman Turkish طبان, from Proto-Turkic *tāpan — sole of foot.

تمنچه (Urdu): gun, pistol

Definitions

  1. gun, pistol

Ancestry of “تمنچه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتمنچهobsolete form of تپانچه
2Ottoman Turkishطبانجهpalm of the hand; slap, box with the flat hand;...
3Ottoman Turkishطبانsole of the foot; sole of a shoe; fundament,...
4Proto-Turkic*tāpansole of foot
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tāpan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طبانجه →