Where does “salami” come from?

salami (Finnish) comes from Italian salami, from Italian salame, from Italian sale, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salami (Finnish): salami

Definitions

salami

Ancestry of “salami”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	salami	plural of salame
2	Italian	salame	salami
3	Italian	sale	salt, sal; plural of sala; third-person singular...
4	Latin	sāl	salt
5	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
6	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

Words derived from “salami”

salamipizza

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →