Where does “Sambo” come from?
Sambo is a Russian martial art derived from Russian самооборона/самозащита без оружия, literally meaning self-defense or self-protection without weapons.
Sambo (English): A negro; A person of three quarters African...
Definitions
- A negro; A person of three quarters African...
Ancestry of “Sambo”, step by step
Sambo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian са́мбо
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | са́мбо | sambo martial art |
| 2 | Spanish | zambo | bowlegged, bandy-legged; Zambo |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | strambus | squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted |
| 4 | Latin | strabus | squinting, crooked, slanted |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στραβός | distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |