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Where does “chilensalpietari” come from?

chilensalpietari (Finnish) comes from Finnish salpietari, from Swedish salpeter, from Medieval Latin sal petrae, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

chilensalpietari (Finnish): Chile saltpeter, Chile saltpetre

Definitions

  1. Chile saltpeter, Chile saltpetre

Ancestry of “chilensalpietari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalpietarisaltpetre, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate
2Swedishsalpeter—
3Medieval Latinsal petraesalt of the rock
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →