Where does “सुनामी” come from?
सुनामी (Hindi) comes from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波, from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.
सुनामी (Hindi): tsunami
Ancestry of “सुनामी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tsunami | A very large and destructive wave, generally... |
| 2 | Japanese | 津波 | a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore |
| 3 | Japanese | 波 | wave |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 波 | — |