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Where does “Sălnița” come from?
Sălnița (Romanian) comes from Latvian salna, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
Ancestry of “Sălnița”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latvian
salna
light frost, especially in spring or winter, with...
2
Proto-Indo-European
*sḗh₂l
salt
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