[B-Greek] Act 27:14 TUFWNIKOS

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Wed Dec 6 02:21:29 EST 2006


Act 27:14 MET OU POLU DE EBALEN KAT AUTHS ANEMOS TUFWNIKS hO
KALOUMENOS EURAKULWN

The English word Typhoon is from Chinese meaning 'great wind'. Is the
Gk TUFWNIKOS originated from a Chinese (it would be surprising if it
did) or is the semblance coincidental?

Oun Kwon.



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