Where does “sōl” come from?

sōl (Silesian) comes from Old Polish sól, from Proto-Slavic sȏlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

sōl (Silesian): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “sōl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishsól—
2Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis—
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sȏlь →