Where does “salut” come from?

salut (Indonesian) comes from Dutch saluut, from French salut, from Old French salut, from Latin salūtem, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salut (Indonesian): casing

Definitions

  1. casing

Ancestry of “salut”, step by step

salut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch saluut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsaluutgoodbye
2Frenchsaluthi, hello; bye, goodbye; wave
3Old Frenchsalut—
4Latinsalūtem—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Malay salut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysalut—

Words derived from “salut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Latin salūtem →Every word from Old French salut →