Where does “sal” come from?

sal (Chavacano) comes from Spanish sal, from Old Spanish sal, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

sal (Chavacano): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “sal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalsalt; table salt; salt
2Old Spanishsalsalt
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl