Where does “соль” come from?

соль (Belarusian) comes from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

соль (Belarusian): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “соль”, step by step

соль traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish sol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
2EnglishSolThe Sun, the star orbited by the Earth
3Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
4Latinsolidumsolid
5Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
6Proto-Italicsoliðos
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Old Church Slavonic соль

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсольsalt
2Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Latin solve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolvesecond-person singular present active imperative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-