Where does “toʻfon” come from?

toʻfon (Uzbek) comes from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.

toʻfon (Uzbek): typhoon, hurricane, storm

Definitions

  1. typhoon, hurricane, storm

Ancestry of “toʻfon”, step by step

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