Where does “salt” come from?

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

salt (Latvian): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “salt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “salt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-