Where does “シャボン” come from?

シャボン (Japanese) comes from Portuguese sabão, from Old Portuguese sabon, from Latin sāpōnem, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

シャボン (Japanese): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “シャボン”, step by step

シャボン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sabão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesabãosoap
2Old Portuguesesabon—
3Latinsāpōnem—
4LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

via Spanish jabón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjabónsoap
2Old Spanishxabonsoap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →