Where does “tufan” come from?

tufan (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.

tufan (Azerbaijani): storm, tempest characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall or snowfall

Definitions

  1. storm, tempest characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall or snowfall

Ancestry of “tufan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطُوفَانstorm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,...
2Classical Syriacܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ →Every word from Arabic طُوفَان →