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Where does “orkan” come from?
orkan (Swedish) comes from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.
orkan
(Swedish): a hurricane
Definitions
a hurricane
Ancestry of “orkan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
huracán
hurricane
2
Taíno
juracán
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Words derived from “orkan”
orkanartad
orkaani
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