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Where does “sapumi” come from?

sapumi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sapo, from English soap, from Middle English sope, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sapumi (Esperanto): to soap

Definitions

  1. to soap

Ancestry of “sapumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosaposoap
2EnglishsoapA substance able to mix with both oil and water,...
3Middle Englishsope—
4Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
5Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
6Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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