Where does “тайфу́н” come from?

тайфу́н (Russian) comes from English typhoon, from Portuguese tufão, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.

тайфу́н (Russian): typhoon

Definitions

  1. typhoon

Ancestry of “тайфу́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtyphoonA weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific...
2Portuguesetufãotyphoon
3Arabicطُوفَانstorm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,...
4Classical Syriacܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ

Words derived from “тайфу́н

Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐEvery word from Arabic طُوفَانEvery word from Portuguese tufão
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