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

salmonberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Salmon

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

via English Berry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBerryA place name
2Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
3Old Englishberġeberry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Undetermined xšāna- →Every word from Old Armenian իշխան →Every word from Armenian Իշխան →