Where does “sabuni” come from?

sabuni (Swahili) 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,...

sabuni (Swahili): soap; bar of soap

Definitions

  1. soap; bar of soap

Ancestry of “sabuni”, 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,...

Words derived from “sabuni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →