Where does “sāl-” come from?
sāl- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.
Ancestry of “sāl-”, step by step
sāl- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European sal-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sal- | dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray |
via Proto-Indo-European seh₂l-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂l- | salt, sea salt |