Where does “so” come from?

so (Slavomolisano) comes from Serbo-Croatian so, from Proto-Slavic sȏlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

so (Slavomolisano): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “so”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansosalt
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 →