Where does “са́лить” come from?

са́лить (Russian) comes from Russian са́ло, from Old East Slavic сало, from Proto-Slavic sadlo, from Livonian sǟdõ, from Proto-Finnic säätädäk — to arrange, organize.

са́лить (Russian): to grease, to smear

Definitions

  1. to grease, to smear

Ancestry of “са́лить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianса́лоfat
2Old East Slavicсало—
3Proto-Slavicsadlofat
4Livoniansǟdõto arrange, organize
5Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize

Words derived from “са́лить”

Every word from Proto-Finnic säätädäk →Every word from Livonian sǟdõ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sadlo →