Where does “sesepa” come from?

sesepa (Tswana) comes from Afrikaans seep, from Dutch zeep, from Middle Dutch seep, from Old Dutch sēpa, from Frankish saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sesepa (Tswana): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “sesepa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansseepsoap
2Dutchzeepsoap
3Middle Dutchseep
4Old Dutchsēpasoap
5Frankishsaipāsoap
6Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb-
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