Where does “旋風” come from?

旋風 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 旋毛, from Japanese 毛, from Middle Chinese 毛.

旋風 (Japanese): an atmospheric phenomenon characterized by a...

Definitions

  1. an atmospheric phenomenon characterized by a...

Ancestry of “旋風”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese旋毛a patch of hair on a head growing in the oppose...
2Japanese毛hair, fur; a kind of unit
3Middle Chinese毛—

Words derived from “旋風”

Every word from Middle Chinese 毛 →Every word from Japanese 毛 →Every word from Japanese 旋毛 →
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