Where does “Salvador” come from?

Salvador (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Salvador, from Old Spanish salvador, from Latin salvātor, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

Salvador (Tagalog): transferred from the given name

Definitions

  1. transferred from the given name

Ancestry of “Salvador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSalvadorsavior
2Old Spanishsalvadorsavior
3Latinsalvātorsaviour
4Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
5Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
6Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →