Where does “salmon” come from?

salmon (Cebuano) comes from English Salmon, from Middle English samon, from Anglo-Norman saumon, from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

salmon (Cebuano): a salmon; any of several fish in the subfamily...

Definitions

  1. a salmon; any of several fish in the subfamily...

Ancestry of “salmon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalmonA placename
2Middle EnglishsamonAlternative form of samoun
3Anglo-Normansaumonsalmon
4Old Frenchsaumonsalmon
5Latinsalmōsalmon
6ArmenianԻշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
7Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
8Undeterminedxšāna-—

Words derived from “salmon”

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