Where does “hurikan” come from?

hurikan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English hurricane, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.

hurikan (Serbo-Croatian): hurricane

Definitions

  1. hurricane

Ancestry of “hurikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurricaneA severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic...
2Spanishhuracánhurricane
3Taínojuracán—
Every word from Taíno juracán →Every word from Spanish huracán →Every word from English hurricane →
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