Where does “仙人掌” come from?
仙人掌 (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,...
仙人掌 (Japanese): cactus
Ancestry of “仙人掌”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | sabão | soap |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | sabon | — |
| 3 | Latin | sāpōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | sāpō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |