Where does “saldus” come from?

saldus (Latvian) comes from Latvian salds, from Latvian salt, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

saldus (Latvian): accusative plural masculine form of salds

Definitions

  1. accusative plural masculine form of salds

Ancestry of “saldus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansaldssweet; excessively kind, excessively flattering,...
2Latviansaltto freeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latvian salt →Every word from Latvian salds →