Where does “sal” come from?

sal (Maltese) comes from Ottoman Turkish صال, from Proto-Turkic sāl — raft.

sal (Maltese): to rear up

Definitions

  1. to rear up

Ancestry of “sal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصالraft, float, radeau
2Proto-Turkicsālraft
Every word from Proto-Turkic sāl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صال →