Where does “shavón” come from?
shavón (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
shavón (Ladino): soap
Ancestry of “shavón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | xabon | soap |
| 2 | Latin | sāpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
Words derived from “shavón”