Where does “taifun” come from?

taifun (Romanian) comes from German Taifun, from English typhoon, from Portuguese tufão, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.

taifun (Romanian): typhoon

Definitions

  1. typhoon

Ancestry of “taifun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTaifuntyphoon
2EnglishtyphoonA weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific...
3Portuguesetufãotyphoon
4Arabicطُوفَانstorm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,...
5Classical Syriacܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ →Every word from Arabic طُوفَان →Every word from Portuguese tufão →