Where does “sal” come from?
sal (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese sal, from Old Portuguese sal, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
sal (Kabuverdianu): salt
Ancestry of “sal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | sal | salt; bath salt; wit; the quality of being... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | sal | — |
| 3 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |