Where does “sales” come from?
sales (Old Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sal, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
sales (Old Spanish): plural of sal
Ancestry of “sales”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | sal | salt |
| 2 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |