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Where does “sapon-” come from?

sapon- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.

Ancestry of “sapon-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste

Words derived from “sapon-”

  • sap
  • sapwood
  • sapless
  • sapsucker
  • zaftig
  • saphead
  • pinesap
  • sapful
  • sapsucking
  • sapheaded
  • sappeth
  • saplessness
  • saplike
  • sapskull
  • sapfest
  • sappest
  • Apfelsaft
  • saften
  • Bananensaft
  • Pflaumensaft
  • Waldmeistersaft
  • Orangensaft
  • saftig
  • Grapefruitsaft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →