Where does “soulye” come from?
soulye (Seychellois Creole) comes from French soulier, from Old French soler, from Latin solarium, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
soulye (Seychellois Creole): shoe
Ancestry of “soulye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | soulier | shoe, boot |
| 2 | Old French | soler | shoe |
| 3 | Latin | solarium | a sundial; a terrace exposed to the sun |
| 4 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |