Typhoon is a Greek word that means whirlwind

Typhoon is a Greek word that means whirlwind

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送交者: HunHunSheng 于 2006-6-02, 07:25:04:

回答: I heard Typhoon is not from 台风 as mandarin is not Chinese 由 HunHunSheng 于 2006-6-02, 07:13:21:

Typhoon is possibly a word borrowed from Persians word. - steven (294 bytes) 2006-6-02, 08:44:49
- The origin of typhoon - 方舟子 (1200 bytes) 2006-6-02, 10:56:47

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