Where does “Samba” come from?

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

Samba (German): samba (Latin-American (Brazilian) dance)

Definitions

  1. samba (Latin-American (Brazilian) dance)

Ancestry of “Samba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesambasamba Brazilian genre of music and dance
2Kimbundusembabelly-bump

Words derived from “Samba”

Every word from Kimbundu semba →Every word from Portuguese samba →