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Where does “sambo” come from?

sambo (Swedish) comes from Swedish -bo, from Old Swedish -boe, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia — to turn, to bend.

sambo (Swedish): partner with whom one lives, usually not in a...

Definitions

  1. partner with whom one lives, usually not in a...

Ancestry of “sambo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-boUsed to form the names of residents or...
2Old Swedish-boe—
3Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
4Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
5Frenchbouée—
6Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
7Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
8Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
9Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
10Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
11LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
12Proto-Italickorwos—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
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