Where does “マンボ” come from?

マンボ (Japanese) comes from Spanish mambo, from Haitian Creole manbo, from Yoruba mambo — to talk.

マンボ (Japanese): mambo Latin American music genre

Definitions

  1. mambo Latin American music genre

Ancestry of “マンボ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmambomambo music
2Haitian Creolemanbopriestess
3Yorubamamboto talk
Every word from Yoruba mambo →Every word from Haitian Creole manbo →Every word from Spanish mambo →