halen
Pronunciation: /ˈhalɛn/
“halen” is a Welsh word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
From Middle Welsh halaen, halen, from Proto-Brythonic *haluɨn, from Proto-Celtic *saleinos, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l (“salt”). Doublet of halwyn (“chemical salt”). Cognate with Cornish holan, Breton holen, Irish salann, and more distantly also Latin sāl and English salt.
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