Where does “sumo” come from?

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

sumo (Italian): sumo; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. sumo; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “sumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相撲sumo Japanese traditional wrestling
2Old Japanese争ふto contend, resist
Every word from Old Japanese 争ふ →Every word from Japanese 相撲 →