Where does “ສະບູ່” come from?

ສະບູ່ (Lao) comes from Thai สบู่, 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,...

ສະບູ່ (Lao): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “ສະບູ່”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสบู่the flowering plant, "Jatropha curcas" L., of the...
2Portuguesesabãosoap
3Old Portuguesesabon—
4Latinsāpōnem—
5LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
6Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →