Where does “SUMO” come from?

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

SUMO (English): Abbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier

Ancestry of “SUMO”, step by step

SUMO traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 相撲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相撲sumo Japanese traditional wrestling
2Old Japanese争ふto contend, resist

via Japanese すもう

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseすもう相撲, 角力 sumo wrestling; 済もう the volitional form of...

Words derived from “SUMO”

Every word from Old Japanese 争ふ →Every word from Japanese 相撲 →