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Where does “sal” come from?

sal (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sal (Frankish): dwelling, house, entrance hall

Definitions

  1. dwelling, house, entrance hall

Ancestry of “sal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “sal”

  • saloon
  • salon
  • salle
  • salami
  • saloonkeeper
  • antisaloon
  • saloonist
  • salonlike
  • salonfähig
  • saloonkeeping
  • salume
  • saloonlike
  • salmi
  • saloon
  • Sales
  • salami
  • multisala
  • desalinizzazione
  • salame
  • salo
  • autosalone
  • antisala
  • salumificio
  • saline
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