Where does “зал” come from?
зал (Russian) comes from French salle, from Middle French salle, from Old French sale, from Frankish sal, from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
зал (Russian): hall; room; genitive plural of за́ла
Definitions
- hall; room; genitive plural of за́ла
Ancestry of “зал”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | salle | hall; room |
| 2 | Middle French | salle | room |
| 3 | Old French | sale | room |
| 4 | Frankish | sal | dwelling, house, entrance hall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salą | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |