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.
salu (Papiamentu): salt
Ancestry of “salu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kabuverdianu | sal | salt |
| 2 | Portuguese | sal | salt; bath salt; wit; the quality of being... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | sal | — |
| 4 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |