Proto-Indo-European
*sḗh₂l
‘salt’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
43 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l, most familiar first.
- salt ← sealt ← *saltą
- salary ← salarie ← salarie ← salaire ← salārium
- sauce ← sause ← *salsa ← salsus ← saliō
- salad ← salade ← salade ← salada ← *salāta
- sausage ← sawsiche ← sausiche ← salsīcia ← salsīcius
- cellar ← salière ← salier ← salarius ← sal
- salsa ← salsus ← sallō ← *saldō
- sal ← *sāls
- saline ← salyne ← salīna ← sal ← *sāls
- saucer ← saussier ← salsārium ← salsārius ← salsus
- salami ← salame ← sale ← sal ← *sāls
- halogen ← ἅλς ← *hā́ls
More words from *sḗh₂l
- salina
- halite
- muriatic
- yali
- salmi
- santan
- salame
- murri
- saucisson
- saler
- ensalada
- aigialosaur
- haline
- halieutics
- isohalsine
- muriate
- muride
- paralian
- paralious
- salume
- saucisse
- salify
- salumeria
- salumerie
- salsuginous
- salogen
- salatim
- saliuresis
- solonetz
- solonchak
- sosiska
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l