Where does “tsamba” come from?
tsamba (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chamba, from Spanish Salvador, from Old Spanish salvador, from Latin salvātor, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
tsamba (Tagalog): luck
Definitions
- luck
Ancestry of “tsamba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chamba | fluke; ditch, trench; deep scar |
| 2 | Spanish | Salvador | savior |
| 3 | Old Spanish | salvador | savior |
| 4 | Latin | salvātor | saviour |
| 5 | Latin | salvō | to save (make safe or healthy) |
| 6 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |