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Where does “salmonberry” come from?

salmonberry (English) 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-.

salmonberry (English): A bush, Rubus spectabilis, found on the Pacific...

Definitions

  1. A bush, Rubus spectabilis, found on the Pacific...

Ancestry of “salmonberry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalmon—
2Middle EnglishsamonAlternative form of samoun
3Anglo-Normansaumonsalmon
4Old Frenchsaumonsalmon
5Latinsalmō—
6ArmenianԻշխան—
7Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
8Undeterminedxšāna-—
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