Where does “ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ” come from?
ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Persian طوفان, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.
ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ (Punjabi): hurricane
Ancestry of “ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | طوفان | storm; flood; deluge |
| 2 | Arabic | طُوفَان | storm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,... |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ | — |