Where does “雪文” come from?

雪文 (Chinese) comes from Malay sabun, from Arabic صَابُون, from Aramaic צַפּוֹן, from Ancient Greek σάπων, from Latin sāpōnem, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

雪文 (Chinese): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “雪文”, step by step

雪文 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay sabun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysabunsoap
2Arabicصَابُونsoap
3Aramaicצַפּוֹן—
4Ancient Greekσάπωνsoap
5Latinsāpōnem—
6LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
7Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

via Tagalog sabon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsabonsoap; detergent
2Spanishjabónsoap
3Old Spanishxabonsoap

Words derived from “雪文”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →