Where does “salvabarros” come from?

salvabarros (Spanish) comes from Spanish salvar, from Old Spanish salvar, from Latin salvāre, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvabarros (Spanish): mudguard

Definitions

mudguard

Ancestry of “salvabarros”, step by step

salvabarros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish salvar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	salvar	to save; to rescue; to salvage
2	Old Spanish	salvar	—
3	Latin	salvāre	—
4	Latin	salvus	safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5	Proto-Italic	*salawos	whole
6	Proto-Indo-European	solh₂wós	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	sōlh₂-	mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Spanish barro

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	barro	mud
2	Latin	vārus	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wer-	to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4	Proto-Indo-European	wēr-	true
5	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →