Where does “鮭” come from?

鮭 (Japanese) comes from Ainu サㇰイベ — salmon.

鮭 (Japanese): a chum salmon

Definitions

  1. a chum salmon

Ancestry of “鮭”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuサㇰイベsalmon
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