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Where does “szappanhab” come from?

szappanhab (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szappan, 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,...

szappanhab (Hungarian): lather, suds, soapsuds

Definitions

  1. lather, suds, soapsuds

Ancestry of “szappanhab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszappansoap
2Italiansaponesoap
3Spanishjabónsoap
4Old Spanishxabonsoap
5Latinsāpō—
6Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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