Where does “sápa” come from?
sápa (Faroese) comes 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,...
sápa (Faroese): soap
Ancestry of “sápa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sāpe | soap, salve |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
Words derived from “sápa”