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Where does “сало” come from?

сало (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сало, from Proto-Slavic sadlo, from Livonian sǟdõ, from Proto-Finnic säätädäk.

сало (Russian): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “сало”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсало—
2Proto-Slavicsadlofat
3Livoniansǟdõ—
4Proto-Finnicsäätädäk—

Words derived from “сало”

  • salo
  • салотопня
  • салотопка
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