Where does “sapunati” come from?

sapunati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sàpūn, from Arabic صَابُون, from Aramaic צַפּוֹן, from Ancient Greek σάπων, from Latin sāpōnem, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sapunati (Serbo-Croatian): to soap

Definitions

  1. to soap

Ancestry of “sapunati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansàpūnsoap
2Arabicصَابُونsoap
3Aramaicצַפּוֹן—
4Ancient Greekσάπωνsoap
5Latinsāpōnem—
6LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
7Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →