▁is ▁the or ized ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁evol ved ▁from ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁word , ▁" sh ang ó ," ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁God ▁of ▁Th under . ▁This ▁theory ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁“ sh ang ó ” ▁was ▁morph ed ▁through ▁the ▁dil ution ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁language ▁once ▁it ▁reached ▁South ▁America ▁via ▁slave ▁trade . ▁This ▁theory ▁is ▁par alle led ▁by ▁another ▁theory ▁which ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁“ t ango ” ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Spanish ▁word ▁for ▁drum , ▁“ t amb or ." ▁This ▁word ▁was ▁then ▁mis pr on ounced ▁by ▁Buenos ▁Aires ’ ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁un ed uc ated ▁inhabitants ▁to ▁become ▁" t am bo ," ▁then ▁ultimately ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁common ▁" t ango ." ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the or ized ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁"' t ango " ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁word ▁" t anger ," ▁which ▁means ▁" to ▁play ▁a ▁musical ▁instrument ." ▁Another ▁Portuguese ▁word , ▁" t ang om ão ," ▁is ▁a ▁possible ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" t ango ." ▁The ▁word ▁is ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁verb ▁" t anger " ▁( to ▁touch ) ▁with ▁the ▁n oun ▁" m ão " ▁( hand ), ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁verb ▁" to ▁play ▁a ▁musical ▁instrument ▁with ▁one ' s ▁hands . 2 " ▁ ▁St yles ▁ ▁The ▁t ango ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁styles ▁that ▁developed ▁in ▁different ▁regions ▁and