Where does “lasal” come from?

lasal (Haitian Creole) comes from French salle, from Middle French salle, from Old French sale, from Frankish sal, from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

lasal (Haitian Creole): living room, salon

Definitions

  1. living room, salon

Ancestry of “lasal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsallehall; room
2Middle Frenchsalleroom
3Old Frenchsaleroom
4Frankishsaldwelling, house, entrance hall
5Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salą →Every word from Frankish sal →