Where does “saosisy” come from?

saosisy (Malagasy) comes from French saucisse, from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

saosisy (Malagasy): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “saosisy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaucissesausage
2Old Frenchsaucicesausage
3Latinsalsīciusprepared with salt
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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