Where does “solarka” come from?

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

solarka (Polish): gritter, salt spreader, salt truck

Definitions

  1. gritter, salt spreader, salt truck

Ancestry of “solarka”, step by step

solarka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish sól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsólsalt; second-person singular imperative of solić
2Old Polishsól
3Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Polish solarium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsolariumsolarium
2Latinsolariuma sundial; a terrace exposed to the sun
3Latinsōl
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Polish solarz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsolarz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l
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