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Where does “solny” come from?

solny (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian sol, from Proto-Slavic sȏlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

solny (Lower Sorbian): salty; related or pertaining to salt

Definitions

  1. salty; related or pertaining to salt

Ancestry of “solny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiansolsalt
2Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis—
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →