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Where does “slanost” come from?

slanost (Czech) comes from Czech slaný, from Proto-Slavic solnъ, from Proto-Slavic solь, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

slanost (Czech): saltiness

Definitions

  1. saltiness

Ancestry of “slanost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechslanýsalty
2Proto-Slavicsolnъsalty, salted
3Proto-Slavicsolьsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt
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