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

soap

Ancestry of “sabun”, step by step

sabun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic صَابُون

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	صَابُون	soap
2	Aramaic	צַפּוֹן	—
3	Ancient Greek	σάπων	soap
4	Latin	sāpōnem	—
5	Latin	sāpō	An ancient hair product
6	Proto-Germanic	saipǭ	soap
7	Proto-Indo-European	seyb-	to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

via Arabic صابون

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	صابون	soap
2	Classical Syriac	ܨܦܘܢܐ	soap

via Portuguese sabão

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	sabão	soap
2	Old Portuguese	sabon	—

Words derived from “sabun”

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