Where does “salut” come from?

salut (Romanian) comes from Romanian sal, from Ottoman Turkish شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

salut (Romanian): hello! greetings!; greeting, salutation;...

Definitions

  1. hello! greetings!; greeting, salutation;...

Ancestry of “salut”, step by step

salut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian sal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansalshawl, scarf; hey!; bye!
2Ottoman Turkishشالshawl; scarf
3Persianشالshawl; scarf
4Hindiदुशालाshawl
5Sanskritद्विशाट—

via French salut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaluthi, hello; bye, goodbye; wave
2Old Frenchsalut—
3Latinsalūtem—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →
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