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Where does “Samba” come from?

Samba (German) comes from Portuguese samba, from Kimbundu semba — belly-bump.

Samba (German): samba

Definitions

  1. samba

Ancestry of “Samba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesambasamba
2Kimbundusembabelly-bump
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