Where does “Solnohrad” come from?

Solnohrad (Czech) comes from Czech solný, from Czech sůl, from Old Czech sól, from Proto-Slavic sȏlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Ancestry of “Solnohrad”, step by step

Solnohrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech solný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsolnýsalt
2Czechsůlsalt
3Old Czechsól—
4Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Czech hrad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhradcastle
2Proto-Slavicgrędagarden bed; beam
3PolishGrad—
4Proto-Slavicgradъhail
5Proto-Indo-Europeangreh₃d-—

Words derived from “Solnohrad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sȏlь →