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Where does “zalm” come from?

zalm (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch salm, from Old Dutch salmo, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

zalm (Dutch): salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon

Ancestry of “zalm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsalm—
2Old Dutchsalmo—
3Latinsalmō—
4ArmenianԻշխան—
5Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
6Undeterminedxšāna-—

Words derived from “zalm”

  • Donauzalm
  • zalmmoot
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