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Where does “malosol” come from?

malosol (English) comes from Russian малосоль, from Russian соль, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.

malosol (English): A lightly salted Russian caviar

Definitions

  1. A lightly salted Russian caviar

Ancestry of “malosol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмалосоль—
2Russianсольsalt; point; punch line
3Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
4EnglishSol—
5Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
6Latinsolidumsolid
7Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
8Proto-Italicsoliðos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
10Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →