Where does “samba” come from?

samba (Tagalog) comes from English samba, from Brazilian Portuguese samba.

samba (Tagalog): worship

Definitions

  1. worship

Ancestry of “samba”, step by step

samba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English samba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsambaA Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style; A...
2Brazilian Portuguesesamba—

via Malay sembah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysembahto worship
2Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—
Every word from Brazilian Portuguese samba →Every word from English samba →