Where does “sali” come from?
sali (Finnish) comes from Swedish säl, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
sali (Finnish): hall; A large room, often one in which dinners...
Definitions
- hall; A large room, often one in which dinners...
Ancestry of “sali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | säl | a seal |
| 2 | Old Norse | selr | seal; second-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | selhaz | seal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |
Words derived from “sali”