Where does “taimen” come from?

taimen (English) comes from Russian тайме́нь, from Finnish taimen, from Finnish taimi, from Proto-Finnic taimi — young plant; seedling.

taimen (English): A species of salmon living in Siberia, Hucho...

Definitions

  1. A species of salmon living in Siberia, Hucho...

Ancestry of “taimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтайме́нь"Hucho taimen"
2Finnishtaimenbrown trout; Genitive singular form of taimi
3Finnishtaimisapling; seedling; Third-person singular...
4Proto-Finnictaimiyoung plant; seedling
Every word from Proto-Finnic taimi →Every word from Finnish taimi →Every word from Finnish taimen →
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