Where does “saba” come from?

saba (Sardinian) comes from Latin sapa, from Proto-Italic sapā, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.

saba (Sardinian): cooked, condensed must

Definitions

  1. cooked, condensed must

Ancestry of “saba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsapaA reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine,...
2Proto-Italicsapā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-Italic sapā →Every word from Latin sapa →