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Where does “săra” come from?

săra (Romanian) comes from Romanian sare, from Vulgar Latin sale, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

săra (Romanian): to salt; to brine

Definitions

  1. to salt; to brine

Ancestry of “săra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansaresalt
2Vulgar Latinsaleablative singular of sāl; salt
3Latinsāl—
4Proto-Italicsāls—
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “săra”

  • presăra
  • sărat
  • sărătură
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →