Where does “tájfunok” come from?
tájfunok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tájfun, from German Taifun, from English typhoon, from Portuguese tufão, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.
tájfunok (Hungarian): nominative plural of tájfun
Definitions
- nominative plural of tájfun
Ancestry of “tájfunok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | tájfun | typhoon |
| 2 | German | Taifun | typhoon |
| 3 | English | typhoon | A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific... |
| 4 | Portuguese | tufão | typhoon |
| 5 | Arabic | طُوفَان | storm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,... |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ | — |