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Where does “anjing sabun” come from?

anjing sabun (Malay) comes from Malay sabun, from Arabic صَابُون, from Aramaic צַפּוֹן, from Ancient Greek σάπων, from Latin sāpōnem, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

anjing sabun (Malay): white dog

Definitions

  1. white dog

Ancestry of “anjing sabun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysabunsoap
2Arabicصَابُونsoap
3Aramaicצַפּוֹן—
4Ancient Greekσάπωνsoap
5Latinsāpōnem—
6Latinsāpō—
7Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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