Where does “usawoti” come from?

usawoti (Zulu) comes from Afrikaans sout, from Dutch zout, from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

usawoti (Zulu): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “usawoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssoutsalt; salt, salty; to salt, to salten
2Dutchzoutsalt; salted; salty
3Middle Dutchsout—
4Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Old Dutch salt →