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Where does “salaris” come from?

salaris (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch salaris, from Middle Dutch salarijs, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

salaris (Afrikaans): salary

Definitions

  1. salary

Ancestry of “salaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsalarissalary
2Middle Dutchsalarijs—
3Old Frenchsalairesalary
4Latinsalārium—
5Latinsāl—
6Proto-Italicsāls—
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →