Where does “savung” come from?
savung (Romansch) comes from Latin sāpōnem, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
savung (Romansch): soap
Definitions
- soap
Ancestry of “savung”, step by step
savung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sāpōnem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sāpōnem | — |
| 2 | Latin | sāpō | An ancient hair product |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabuŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sabuŋ | — |
via Proto-Philippine *sabuŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *sabuŋ | — |