Where does “tofan” come from?

tofan (Ternate) comes from Malay tofan, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.

tofan (Ternate): typhoon

Definitions

  1. typhoon

Ancestry of “tofan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytofan—
2Arabicطُوفَانstorm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,...
3Classical Syriacܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ →Every word from Arabic طُوفَان →Every word from Malay tofan →