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Where does “sabi” come from?

sabi (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu sabe, from Portuguese Saber, from Old Portuguese saber, from Latin sapĕre.

sabi (Papiamentu): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “sabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianusabeto know
2PortugueseSaber—
3Old Portuguesesaber—
4Latinsapĕre—
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