Where does “slan” come from?

slan (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic solnъ, from Proto-Slavic solь, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l- — salt, sea salt.

slan (Slovene): salt, salty

Definitions

  1. salt, salty

Ancestry of “slan”, step by step

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