Proto-Mongolian: *samba-ga(n)
Meaning: readiness, resourcefulness; convenient time
Russian meaning: готовность, находчивость; удобный момент
Written Mongolian: sambaɣa (L 667)
Khalkha: sambān
Buriat: hambān
Kalmuck: sambān (KW: < Tib.?)
Comments: Various loan theories had been put forward: Ramstedt (KW) - from an unknown Tibetan source; Sukhebaatar < Sanskr. *sambhaga (very dubious semantically); however, the word may well be genuine.
