Where does “сирокко” come from?

сирокко (Russian) comes from Italian scirocco, from Arabic شرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

сирокко (Russian): sirocco hot and humid southeast to southwest wind

Definitions

  1. sirocco hot and humid southeast to southwest wind

Ancestry of “сирокко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciroccosirocco
2Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شرق →