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

  1. salve, ointment; Indicative present connegative...

Ancestry of “salva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsalvaa salve, an ointment; a charge of explosives; an...
2Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “salva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō →