Where does “solniczka” come from?

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

solniczka (Polish): salt shaker, salt cellar

Definitions

  1. salt shaker, salt cellar

Ancestry of “solniczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsólsalt; second-person singular imperative of solić
2Old Polishsól—
3Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis—
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sȏlь →
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