From Pre-Slavic *salˀdukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *salˀdus, where *soldъ. Cognate with Lithuanian saldùs and Latvian salds.
It is in turn derived from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂el-d-u-s, extended form of *sh₂el-, *séh₂ls (“salt”) (whence also *solь (“salt”)). The original meaning of the Balto-Slavic word was thus "salty; tasty, delicious; spicy".
*sòldъkъ (comparative *solďьjь)[1][2]
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | *soldъkъ | *soldъka | *soldъko |
genitive | *soldъka | *soldъky | *soldъka |
dative | *soldъku | *soldъcě | *soldъku |
accusative | *soldъkъ | *soldъkǫ | *soldъko |
instrumental | *soldъkomь | *soldъkojǫ | *soldъkomь |
locative | *soldъcě | *soldъcě | *soldъcě |
vocative | *soldъče | *soldъko | *soldъko |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *soldъka | *soldъcě | *soldъcě |
genitive | *soldъku | *soldъku | *soldъku |
dative | *soldъkoma | *soldъkama | *soldъkoma |
accusative | *soldъka | *soldъcě | *soldъcě |
instrumental | *soldъkoma | *soldъkama | *soldъkoma |
locative | *soldъku | *soldъku | *soldъku |
vocative | *soldъka | *soldъcě | *soldъcě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *soldъci | *soldъky | *soldъka |
genitive | *soldъkъ | *soldъkъ | *soldъkъ |
dative | *soldъkomъ | *soldъkamъ | *soldъkomъ |
accusative | *soldъky | *soldъky | *soldъka |
instrumental | *soldъky | *soldъkami | *soldъky |
locative | *soldъcěxъ | *soldъkaxъ | *soldъcěxъ |
vocative | *soldъci | *soldъky | *soldъka |