Where does “sabon” come from?

sabon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sabon (Tagalog): soap; detergent

Definitions

  1. soap; detergent

Ancestry of “sabon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjabónsoap
2Old Spanishxabonsoap
3LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “sabon”

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