Where does “sál” come from?

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

sál (Irish): genitive plural of sáil; Alternative form of sáil

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of sáil; Alternative form of sáil

Ancestry of “sál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsáilheel; heel of a club; heeltap
2Old Irishsálsalt water, brine, seawater; sea, ocean; heel
3Proto-Celticstātlāheel
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic stātlā →Every word from Old Irish sál →