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Where does “såpa” come from?

såpa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

såpa (Swedish): soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made...

Definitions

  1. soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made...

Ancestry of “såpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesápa—
2Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
3Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “såpa”

  • suopayrtti
  • suopa
  • suopapuu
  • hyvänsuopuus
  • hyvänsuopa
  • hyvänsuopaisuus
  • hyvänsuopainen
  • hyvänsuovasti
  • såpbubbla
  • dokusåpa
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