Where does “salmón” come from?

salmón (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese salmon, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

salmón (Galician): salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon

Ancestry of “salmón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesalmon
2Latinsalmōsalmon
3ArmenianԻշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
4Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
5Undeterminedxšāna-
Every word from Undetermined xšāna-Every word from Old Armenian իշխանEvery word from Armenian Իշխան