Where does “tájfun” come from?

tájfun (Hungarian) comes from German Taifun, from English typhoon, from Portuguese tufão, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.

tájfun (Hungarian): typhoon

Definitions

  1. typhoon

Ancestry of “tájfun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTaifuntyphoon
2EnglishtyphoonA weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific...
3Portuguesetufãotyphoon
4Arabicطُوفَانstorm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,...
5Classical Syriacܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ—

Words derived from “tájfun”

Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ →Every word from Arabic طُوفَان →Every word from Portuguese tufão →
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