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Where does “salmi” come from?

salmi (English) comes from French salmis, from Italian salame, from Italian sale, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

salmi (English): A rich stew or ragout, especially of game

Definitions

  1. A rich stew or ragout, especially of game

Ancestry of “salmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalmis—
2Italiansalamesalami
3Italiansalesalt, sal; plural of sala; third-person singular...
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →