Arabic-L:LING:Venice etymology (one more)

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Date: 01 Feb 2007
From:taoufiq ben amor <tb46 at columbia.edu>
Subject:Venice etymology (one more)

dear all,

very interesting that the question should surface again. a friend of  
mine, and recently one of my students, asked me the same question. i  
have only a partial answer: "bunduqa" means, among other things, a  
pellet or bullet, the size of a hazelnut,  that used to be slung out  
of a bow or a long tube, hence the name bunduq and bunduqiyya for a  
rifle. whether this bears any relationship to venice, i still don't  
know.

best,

taoufiq ben amor

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