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

sabi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu sabe

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

via Spanish saber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsaberto know; to know how to do something; to find...
Every word from Latin sapĕre →Every word from Old Portuguese saber →Every word from Portuguese Saber →