Where does “sâ” come from?

sâ (Ligurian) comes from French sa, from Old French sa, from Latin sua, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sâ (Ligurian): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “sâ”, step by step

sâ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchsaHis, her, its, one's
2Old Frenchsahis/hers/its
3Latinsuanominative singular feminine of suus; nominative...
4Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Latin sāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsālsalt
2Proto-Italicsālssalt
3Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →