Where does “cunami” come from?

cunami (Slovak) comes from Japanese 津波, from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

cunami (Slovak): <br>; tsunami

Definitions

  1. <br>; tsunami

Ancestry of “cunami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese津波a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore
2Japanese波wave
3Middle Chinese波—
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →Every word from Japanese 津波 →