Where does “holen” come from?

holen (Breton) comes from Proto-Celtic salanos, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

holen (Breton): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “holen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsalanossalt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Celtic salanos →