Where does “tsunamic” come from?

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

tsunamic (English): Of or pertaining to a tsunami

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a tsunami

Ancestry of “tsunamic”, step by step

tsunamic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tsunami

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—

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →Every word from Japanese 津波 →