Where does “sabon” come from?
sabon (Waray-Waray) 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 (Waray-Waray): soap
Ancestry of “sabon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | jabón | soap |
| 2 | Old Spanish | xabon | soap |
| 3 | Latin | sāpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |