Where does “” come from?

sé (Walloon) comes from Old French sel, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

(Walloon): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchselsalt
2Latinsālsalt
3Proto-Italicsālssalt
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl