Where does “sambakarnevaali” come from?

sambakarnevaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish karnevaali, from Italian carnevale, from Latin carnem levāre.

sambakarnevaali (Finnish): samba carnival

Definitions

  1. samba carnival

Ancestry of “sambakarnevaali”, step by step

sambakarnevaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karnevaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarnevaalicarnival
2Italiancarnevalecarnival; festival in the week before Lent
3Latincarnem levāre

via Finnish samba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsambasamba
2Portuguesesambasamba Brazilian genre of music and dance
3Kimbundusembabelly-bump
Every word from Latin carnem levāreEvery word from Italian carnevaleEvery word from Finnish karnevaali
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