Where does “taufan” come from?
taufan (Lombardic) comes from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.
taufan (Lombardic): to dip, to immerse
Ancestry of “taufan”, step by step
taufan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic طُوفَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طُوفَان | storm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ | — |
via Proto-Germanic daupijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |
Words derived from “taufan”