Where does “jalet” come from?

jalet (Romanian) comes from Romanian jale, from Hungarian zsálya, from Latin salvia, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

jalet (Romanian): wail

Definitions

  1. wail

Ancestry of “jalet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjalegrief, distress; common sage
2Hungarianzsályasalvia, sage
3Latinsalviasage
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →