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Where does “salūs” come from?

salūs (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

Ancestry of “salūs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
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