Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “sal” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “sal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sal”

  • sál
  • sáil
  • sáile
  • sáilchaite
  • sàil
  • sàl
  • saayl
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