Where does “са́мбо” come from?

са́мбо (Russian) comes from Spanish zambo, from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

са́мбо (Russian): sambo martial art

Definitions

  1. sambo martial art

Ancestry of “са́мбо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishzambobowlegged, bandy-legged; Zambo
2Vulgar Latinstrambussquinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted
3Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
4Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “са́мбо”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στραβός →Every word from Latin strabus →