Where does “pindasaus” come from?
pindasaus (Dutch) comes from Dutch saus, from Middle Dutch sause, from Old French sauce, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
pindasaus (Dutch): peanut sauce
Ancestry of “pindasaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | saus | sauce |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sause | — |
| 3 | Old French | sauce | sauce; willow |
| 4 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 5 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |