Where does “salsahan” come from?

salsahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog salsa, from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Ancestry of “salsahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsalsasalsa
2Spanishsalsasauce, gravy; salsa
3Vulgar Latinsalsanominative feminine singular of salsus;...
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l