Where does “Sărățeanu” come from?

Sărățeanu (Romanian) comes from Hausa Saratu, from Romanian sărat, from Romanian săra, from Romanian sare, from Vulgar Latin sale, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Ancestry of “Sărățeanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HausaSaratuSarah biblical character
2Romaniansăratsalted; salty; brackish
3Romaniansărato salt; to brine
4Romaniansaresalt
5Vulgar Latinsaleablative singular of sāl; salt
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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