Where does “tajfuno” come from?
tajfuno (Esperanto) comes from Polish tajfun, from English typhoon, from Portuguese tufão, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.
tajfuno (Esperanto): typhoon
Definitions
- typhoon
Ancestry of “tajfuno”, step by step
tajfuno traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish tajfun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | tajfun | typhoon |
| 2 | English | typhoon | A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific... |
| 3 | Portuguese | tufão | typhoon |
| 4 | Arabic | طُوفَان | storm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,... |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ | — |
via German Taifun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Taifun | typhoon |
via Russian тайфу́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тайфу́н | typhoon |