Where does “сальса” come from?

сальса (Russian) comes from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

сальса (Russian): salsa

Definitions

  1. salsa

Ancestry of “сальса”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalsasauce, gravy; salsa
2Vulgar Latinsalsanominative feminine singular of salsus;...
3Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →