Where does “sol” come from?
sol (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic sȏlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
sol (Lower Sorbian): salt
Ancestry of “sol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sȏlь | salt |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sāˀlis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |