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Where does “со́ус” come from?

со́ус (Russian) comes from French sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

Ancestry of “со́ус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaucesauce
2Old Frenchsause—
3Vulgar Latinsalsanominative feminine singular of salsus;...
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsāl—
6Proto-Italicsāls—
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “со́ус”

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