Where does “চমুউৱা” come from?

চমুউৱা (Assamese) comes from Assamese চমু, from English SUMO, from Japanese 相撲, from Old Japanese 争ふ — to contend, resist.

চমুউৱা (Assamese): to compress

Definitions

  1. to compress

Ancestry of “চমুউৱা”, step by step

চমুউৱা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese চমু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচমুbrief, short talk, text, sentence, term etc
2EnglishSUMOAbbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier
3Japanese相撲sumo Japanese traditional wrestling
4Old Japanese争ふto contend, resist

via Assamese উৱা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseউৱা—
Every word from Old Japanese 争ふ →Every word from Japanese 相撲 →Every word from English SUMO →