Where does “桑搏” come from?

桑搏 (Chinese) comes from Russian са́мбо, from Spanish zambo, from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

桑搏 (Chinese): Sambo a Soviet-style martial art

Definitions

  1. Sambo a Soviet-style martial art

Ancestry of “桑搏”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianса́мбоsambo martial art
2Spanishzambobowlegged, bandy-legged; Zambo
3Vulgar Latinstrambussquinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted
4Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
5Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στραβός →Every word from Latin strabus →