Where does “salva” come from?

salva (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

salva (Swedish): a salve, an ointment; a charge of explosives; an...

Definitions

  1. a salve, an ointment; a charge of explosives; an...

Ancestry of “salva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
2Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “salva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō →