Where does “saltsýra” come from?
saltsýra (Faroese) comes from Faroese salt, from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic saltaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
saltsýra (Faroese): hydrochloric acid
Ancestry of “saltsýra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | salt | salt; salty |
| 2 | Old Norse | saltr | salty, salted |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltaz | salty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltaną | to salt, to pickle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |