Where does “saabuun” come from?

saabuun (Somali) comes 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,...

saabuun (Somali): soap (substance)

Definitions

  1. soap (substance)

Ancestry of “saabuun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَابُونsoap
2Aramaicצַפּוֹן—
3Ancient Greekσάπωνsoap
4Latinsāpōnem—
5LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
6Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
7Proto-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 →