Where does “lyann savon” come from?

lyann savon (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole savon, from French savon, from Italian sapone, from Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

lyann savon (Haitian Creole): whiteroot

Definitions

  1. whiteroot

Ancestry of “lyann savon”, step by step

lyann savon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole savon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolesavonsoap
2Frenchsavonsoap
3Italiansaponesoap
4Spanishjabónsoap
5Old Spanishxabonsoap
6LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
7Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

via Haitian Creole lyann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolelyannliana, creeper
2Frenchlianeherbaceous or woody vine; creeper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →