Where does “sais” come from?

sais (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sal, from Old Portuguese sal, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

sais (Portuguese): plural of sal

Definitions

  1. plural of sal

Ancestry of “sais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesalsalt; bath salt; wit; the quality of being...
2Old Portuguesesal—
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →