Where does “xe̱poj” come from?

xe̱poj (Mecayapan Nahuatl) comes from Spanish sebo, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

xe̱poj (Mecayapan Nahuatl): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “xe̱poj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsebosebum, suet; tallow; flab; fat
2Latinsēbumtallow, grease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →Every word from Spanish sebo →