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

szappanhab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szappan

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

via Hungarian hab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhabfoam; whipped cream; froth
2Proto-Uralic*kompawave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →