Where does “salu” come from?

salu (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu sal, from Portuguese sal, from Old Portuguese sal, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salu (Papiamentu): salt

Definitions

salt

Ancestry of “salu”, step by step

salu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu sal

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kabuverdianu	sal	salt
2	Portuguese	sal	salt; bath salt; wit; the quality of being...
3	Old Portuguese	sal	—
4	Latin	sāl	salt
5	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
6	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

via Spanish sal

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	sal	salt; table salt; salt
2	Old Spanish	sal	salt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →