Where does “salHdus” come from?

salHdus (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sh₂el-d-u-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

Ancestry of “salHdus”, step by step

salHdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sh₂el-d-u-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂el-d-u-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt

via Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

Words derived from “salHdus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂el-d-u- →