Where does “lox” come from?
lox (English) comes from Yiddish לאַקס, from Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic lahs, from Proto-Germanic lahsaz, from Chinese 拉薩, from Tibetan ལྷ་ས, from Old Tibetan ར་ས.
lox (English): Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low...
Definitions
- Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low...
Ancestry of “lox”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | לאַקס | salmon |
| 2 | Middle High German | lahs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lahs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lahs | salmon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lahsaz | salmon |
| 6 | Chinese | 拉薩 | — |
| 7 | Tibetan | ལྷ་ས | Lhasa |
| 8 | Old Tibetan | ར་ས | — |