Where does “연어” come from?

연어 (Korean) comes from Korean 년어, from Korean 년, from Chinese 年, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) — year.

연어 (Korean): salmon; The chum salmon; collocation

Definitions

  1. salmon; The chum salmon; collocation

Ancestry of “연어”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean년어—
2Korean년bitch; year
3Chinese年year
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-ni(ŋ~k)year

Words derived from “연어”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) →Every word from Chinese 年 →Every word from Korean 년 →