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

anjing sabun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay sabun

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

via Malay anjing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanjingdog
2Classical Malayanjingdog; a contemptible person, a motherfucker;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →