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Where does “salta” come from?

salta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål salte, from Old Norse salta, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

salta (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of salt; inflection of salte: ##...

Definitions

  1. definite plural of salt; inflection of salte: ##...

Ancestry of “salta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsaltedefinite singular/plural of salt; to salt
2Old Norsesaltato salt, pickle; inflection of saltr : ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →