Where does “słony” come from?

słony (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic solnъ, from Proto-Slavic solь, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

słony (Lower Sorbian): salty

Definitions

  1. salty

Ancestry of “słony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsolnъsalty, salted
2Proto-Slavicsolьsalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic solь →Every word from Proto-Slavic solnъ →
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