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Where does “salo” come from?

salo (English) comes from Russian са́ло, from Old East Slavic сало, from Proto-Slavic sadlo, from Livonian sǟdõ, from Proto-Finnic säätädäk.

salo (English): a type of non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed...

Definitions

  1. a type of non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed...

Ancestry of “salo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianса́лоfat
2Old East Slavicсало—
3Proto-Slavicsadlofat
4Livoniansǟdõ—
5Proto-Finnicsäätädäk—
Every word from Proto-Finnic säätädäk →