Where does “sumbo” come from?

sumbo (Tagalog) comes from Malay sumbu — wick; fuse.

sumbo (Tagalog): candle; lamp; the light thereof

Definitions

  1. candle; lamp; the light thereof

Ancestry of “sumbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysumbuwick; fuse
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