Where does “sáile” come from?

sáile (Irish) comes from Old Irish sál, from Proto-Celtic stātlā, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

sáile (Irish): salt water, seawater, brine; the sea; ease,...

Definitions

  1. salt water, seawater, brine; the sea; ease,...

Ancestry of “sáile”, step by step

sáile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish sál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsálsalt water, brine, seawater; sea, ocean; heel
2Proto-Celticstātlāheel
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Old Irish sádaile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsádaileease, comfort, repose; comfort, ease
2Old Irishsádail—

Words derived from “sáile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic stātlā →Every word from Old Irish sál →