The story
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
- Proto-Hellenic*mégas
- Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
- Englishmega-
- Japanese津波 (tsunami)
- Englishtsunami
- English todaymegatsunami
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
megatsunami
Today it means: An extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly. Full definition →
English tsunami ← Japanese 津波 (tsunami) ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)