Where does “Sala” come from?

Sala (Polish) comes from French salle, from Middle French salle, from Old French sale, from Frankish sal, from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Sala (Polish): assembly hall

Definitions

  1. assembly hall

Ancestry of “Sala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsallehall; room
2Middle Frenchsalleroom
3Old Frenchsaleroom
4Frankishsaldwelling, house, entrance hall
5Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “Sala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →