Where does “sowtu” come from?

sowtu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch zout, from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

sowtu (Sranan Tongo): salt; To have bad luck

Definitions

  1. salt; To have bad luck

Ancestry of “sowtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutsalt; salted; salty
2Middle Dutchsout—
3Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
4Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Old Dutch salt →