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
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	—

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