Where does “isepha” come from?

isepha (Xhosa) 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,...

isepha (Xhosa): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “isepha”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Frankish saipā →