Where does “sumo” come from?

sumo (Indonesian) comes from Japanese 相撲, from Old Japanese 争ふ — to contend, resist.

sumo (Indonesian): sumo (Japanese traditional wrestling)

Definitions

  1. sumo (Japanese traditional wrestling)

Ancestry of “sumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相撲sumo Japanese traditional wrestling
2Old Japanese争ふto contend, resist

Words derived from “sumo”

Every word from Old Japanese 争ふ →Every word from Japanese 相撲 →