Where does “solnička” come from?

solnička (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.

solnička (Czech): salt cellar

Definitions

  1. salt cellar

Ancestry of “solnička”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsolnýsalt
2Czechsůlsalt
3Old Czechsól—
4Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sȏlь →
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