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

  1. hall; A large room, often one in which dinners...

Ancestry of “sali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäla seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “sali

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk-