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Where does “sool” come from?

sool (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

sool (Estonian): intestine, bowel, gut; salt; adessive singular of...

Definitions

  1. intestine, bowel, gut; salt; adessive singular of...

Ancestry of “sool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

Words derived from “sool”

  • soolatüügas
  • soolane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →