Where does “számba” come from?
számba (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szám, from Hungarian száj, from Proto-Uralic śoxi — mouth.
számba (Hungarian): illative singular of szám
Definitions
- illative singular of szám
Ancestry of “számba”, step by step
számba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szám
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szám | number; number, figure, numeric, data; number,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | száj | mouth, oral |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śoxi | mouth |
via Portuguese samba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | samba | samba Brazilian genre of music and dance |
| 2 | Kimbundu | semba | belly-bump |
Words derived from “számba”