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
Ancestry of “săra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sare | salt |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sale | ablative singular of sāl; salt |
| 3 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “săra”