Where does “sālī” come from?

sālī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sēliz, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sālī (Proto-West Germanic): happy, fortunate; kind, good

Definitions

  1. happy, fortunate; kind, good

Ancestry of “sālī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsēlizhappy, fortunate; kind, good
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēliz →