Where does “zambo” come from?

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

zambo (Finnish): Zambo person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian

Definitions

  1. Zambo person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian

Ancestry of “zambo”, step by step

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