Where does “Săliștea de Sus” come from?

Săliștea de Sus (Romanian) comes from Romanian săliște, from Romanian siliște, from Old Church Slavonic селище, from Serbo-Croatian селити, from Ukrainian село, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Ancestry of “Săliștea de Sus”, step by step

Săliștea de Sus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian săliște

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansăliște
2Romaniansilișteabandoned village, place where a village existed
3Old Church Slavonicселищеdwelling place
4Serbo-Croatianселитиto migrate; to move
5Ukrainianселоvillage; country; rural area
6Old East Slavicселоdwelling
7Proto-Slavicselovillage
8Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian sus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansusup
2Latinsursumabove; upwards, up
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl-Every word from Proto-Slavic seloEvery word from Old East Slavic село
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