Where does “sól” come from?

sól (Polish) comes from Old Polish sól, from Proto-Slavic sȏlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

sól (Polish): salt; second-person singular imperative of solić

Definitions

  1. salt; second-person singular imperative of solić

Ancestry of “sól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishsól
2Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “sól

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlisEvery word from Proto-Slavic sȏlь