Where does “sağ salim” come from?

sağ salim (Turkish) comes from Turkish sağ, from Ottoman Turkish صاغ, from Proto-Turkic sạg — healthy.

sağ salim (Turkish): safely, safe and sound, soundly, without any accidents

Definitions

  1. safely, safe and sound, soundly, without any accidents

Ancestry of “sağ salim”, step by step

sağ salim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish sağ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsağlocated in the right side; alive; healthy
2Ottoman Turkishصاغlocated in the right side
3Proto-Turkicsạghealthy

via Turkish salim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsalimsafe, sound; healthy, sound, secure, intact
2Arabicسَالِمsafe; healthy
Every word from Proto-Turkic sạg →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صاغ →Every word from Turkish sağ →