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Where does “salmonid” come from?

salmonid (English) comes from Translingual Salmonidae, from Translingual Salmo, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

salmonid (English): Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family ,...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family ,...

Ancestry of “salmonid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSalmonidae—
2TranslingualSalmo—
3Latinsalmō—
4ArmenianԻշխան—
5Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
6Undeterminedxšāna-—
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