Where does “tyfon” come from?

tyfon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English typhoon, from Portuguese tufão, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.

tyfon (Norwegian Nynorsk): a typhoon as above

Definitions

  1. a typhoon as above

Ancestry of “tyfon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtyphoonA weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific...
2Portuguesetufãotyphoon
3Arabicطُوفَانstorm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,...
4Classical Syriacܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ →Every word from Arabic طُوفَان →Every word from Portuguese tufão →