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Where does “*sali” come from?

*sali (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Ancestry of “*sali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
2Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
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