Where does “xaboi” come from?

xaboi (Basque) comes from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

xaboi (Basque): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “xaboi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishxabonsoap
2LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
3Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →