Where does “салата” come from?

салата (Bulgarian) comes from Greek σαλάτα, from Venetian sałata, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

салата (Bulgarian): salad vegetables cut into pieces; or, rarely, meat or fruit, with added spices

Definitions

  1. salad vegetables cut into pieces; or, rarely, meat or fruit, with added spices

Ancestry of “салата”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσαλάταsalad; mess
2Venetiansałatasalad; lettuce
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →