Where does “הוראַגאַן” come from?

הוראַגאַן (Yiddish) comes from Russian ураган, from French ouragan, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.

הוראַגאַן (Yiddish): hurricane

Definitions

  1. hurricane

Ancestry of “הוראַגאַן”, step by step

הוראַגאַן traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ураган

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianураганhurricane; tornado
2Frenchouraganhurricane
3Spanishhuracánhurricane
4Taínojuracán—

via Polish huragan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishhuraganhurricane

via Ukrainian ураган

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianураганhurricane
Every word from Taíno juracán →Every word from Spanish huracán →Every word from French ouragan →