Where does “teletsunami” come from?

teletsunami (English) comes from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波, from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

teletsunami (English): A tsunami that travels more than 1000 kilometres...

Definitions

  1. A tsunami that travels more than 1000 kilometres...

Ancestry of “teletsunami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtsunamiA very large and destructive wave, generally...
2Japanese津波a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore
3Japanese波wave
4Middle Chinese波—
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →