Where does “曼波” come from?
曼波 (Chinese) comes from English mambo, from Spanish mambo, from Haitian Creole manbo, from Yoruba mambo — to talk.
曼波 (Chinese): mambo
Ancestry of “曼波”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mambo | A voodoo priestess; A Latin-American musical... |
| 2 | Spanish | mambo | mambo |
| 3 | Haitian Creole | manbo | — |
| 4 | Yoruba | mambo | to talk |