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Where does “津浪” come from?

津浪 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 津波, from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

津浪 (Japanese): Alternative spelling of 津波: a tsunami, a tidal...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of 津波: a tsunami, a tidal...

Ancestry of “津浪”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese津波a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore
2Japanese波wave
3Middle Chinese波—
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