Where does “զալ” come from?

զալ (Armenian) comes from Russian зал, from French salle, from Middle French salle, from Old French sale, from Frankish sal, from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

զալ (Armenian): hall

Definitions

  1. hall

Ancestry of “զալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзалhall; room; genitive plural of за́ла
2Frenchsallehall; room
3Middle Frenchsalleroom
4Old Frenchsaleroom
5Frankishsaldwelling, house, entrance hall
6Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salą →Every word from Frankish sal →