Where does “સાબુ” come from?

સાબુ (Gujarati) comes 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,...

સાબુ (Gujarati): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “સાબુ”, step by step

સાબુ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic صَابُون

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

via Portuguese sabão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesabãosoap
2Old Portuguesesabon—

Words derived from “સાબુ”

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