Where does “sahll” come from?

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

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*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Latvian salna →Every word from Old Irish saill →