Where does “slanik” come from?

slanik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian slȃn, from Proto-Slavic solnъ, from Proto-Slavic solь, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

slanik (Serbo-Croatian): salt cellar, salting tub

Definitions

  1. salt cellar, salting tub

Ancestry of “slanik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianslȃnsalty, saline
2Proto-Slavicsolnъsalty, salted
3Proto-Slavicsolьsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂l-salt, sea salt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic solь →Every word from Proto-Slavic solnъ →