Where does “চমুটোকা” come from?

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

চমুটোকা (Assamese): brief note, short note

Definitions

  1. brief note, short note

Ancestry of “চমুটোকা”, step by step

চমুটোকা 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 টোকা

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