Where does “tsunami” come from?

tsunami (Polish) comes from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波, from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

tsunami (Polish): tsunami

Definitions

  1. tsunami

Ancestry of “tsunami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtsunamiA very large and destructive wave, generally...
2Japanese津波a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore
3Japanese波wave
4Middle Chinese波—
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →Every word from Japanese 津波 →