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Where does “sahll” come from?

sahll (Manx) comes from Old Irish saill, from Latvian salna, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

sahll (Manx): fat, grease

Definitions

  1. fat, grease

Ancestry of “sahll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsaillsalted meat, especially bacon
2Latviansalnalight frost, especially in spring or winter, with...
3Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
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