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Where does “lohi” come from?

lohi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic lohi, from Proto-Baltic laśas.

lohi (Finnish): salmon; Atlantic salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon; Atlantic salmon

Ancestry of “lohi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclohisalmon
2Proto-Balticlaśas—

Words derived from “lohi”

  • siperianjokilohi
  • järvilohi
  • loimulohi
  • lohiporras
  • merilohi
  • suutarinlohi
  • lohestaa
  • kirjolohi
  • savulohi
  • suolalohi
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