Where does “Sales” come from?

Sales (English) comes from Spanish Sales, from Catalan Sales, from Catalan sala, from Frankish sali, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Sales (English): The activities involved in selling goods or services

Definitions

  1. The activities involved in selling goods or services

Ancestry of “Sales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSales
2CatalanSales
3Catalansalaa large room; hall; living room
4Frankishsalidwelling, house, entrance hall; house, dwelling;...
5Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
6Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “Sales

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol-Every word from Proto-Germanic salizEvery word from Frankish sali