Where does “sabun” come from?

sabun (Malay) comes 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,...

sabun (Malay): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “sabun”, step by step

sabun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic صَابُون

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

via Arabic صابون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصابونsoap
2Classical Syriacܨܦܘܢܐsoap

via Portuguese sabão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesabãosoap
2Old Portuguesesabon—

Words derived from “sabun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →