Where does “به سلامت” come from?
به سلامت (Persian) comes from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
به سلامت (Persian): goodbye; indicates the speaker is happy about...
Definitions
- goodbye; indicates the speaker is happy about...
Ancestry of “به سلامت”, step by step
به سلامت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian به
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |