Where does “تُنَّ” come from?

تُنَّ (Arabic) comes from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

Ancestry of “تُنَّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthunnustuna
2Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
3Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “تُنَّ”

Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύννος →Every word from Latin thunnus →