Where does “jaabu” come from?

jaabu (Dhuwal) comes from Makasar sabung, from Malay sabun, from Arabic صابون, from Classical Syriac ܨܦܘܢܐ — soap.

jaabu (Dhuwal): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “jaabu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsabungsoap
2Malaysabunsoap
3Arabicصابونsoap
4Classical Syriacܨܦܘܢܐsoap
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܦܘܢܐ →Every word from Arabic صابون →Every word from Malay sabun →