Where does “salva” come from?
salva (Finnish) comes from Swedish salva, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.
salva (Finnish): salve, ointment; Indicative present connegative...
Definitions
- salve, ointment; Indicative present connegative...
Ancestry of “salva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | salva | a salve, an ointment; a charge of explosives; an... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |
Words derived from “salva”