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Where does “sabun” come from?

sabun (Indonesian) comes from Malay sabun, 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,...

sabun (Indonesian): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “sabun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysabunsoap
2Arabicصَابُونsoap
3Aramaicצַפּוֹן—
4Ancient Greekσάπωνsoap
5Latinsāpōnem—
6Latinsāpō—
7Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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