Where does “sabung” come from?

sabung (Makasar) comes from Malay sabun, from Arabic صابون, from Classical Syriac ܨܦܘܢܐ — soap.

sabung (Makasar): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “sabung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysabunsoap
2Arabicصابونsoap
3Classical Syriacܨܦܘܢܐsoap

Words derived from “sabung”

Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܦܘܢܐ →Every word from Arabic صابون →Every word from Malay sabun →