Where does “xota” come from?

xota (Galician) comes from Mozarabic šáwta, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

xota (Galician): A popular dance with a lively rhythm, common in...

Definitions

A popular dance with a lively rhythm, common in...

Ancestry of “xota”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Mozarabic	šáwta	jump
2	Latin	saltō	to dance, jump
3	Latin	saliō	to leap, jump, bound
4	Latin	sāl	salt
5	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
6	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →