Where does “jota” come from?

jota (Portuguese) comes from Spanish jota, from Spanish xota, from Mozarabic šáwta, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

jota (Portuguese): The name of the Latin-script letter J; jota

Definitions

The name of the Latin-script letter J; jota

Ancestry of “jota”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	jota	jot; iota; The name of the Latin-script letter J;...
2	Spanish	xota	—
3	Mozarabic	šáwta	jump
4	Latin	saltō	to dance, jump
5	Latin	saliō	to leap, jump, bound
6	Latin	sāl	salt
7	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
8	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →