Where does “sál” come from?

sál (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic stātlā, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

sál (Old Irish): salt water, brine, seawater; sea, ocean; heel

Definitions

  1. salt water, brine, seawater; sea, ocean; heel

Ancestry of “sál”, step by step

sál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic stātlā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticstātlāheel
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Proto-Celtic salā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsalādirt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt

Words derived from “sál”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic stātlā →