Where does “laš” come from?

laš (Livonian) comes from Latvian lasis, from Proto-Indo-European laḱ- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

laš (Livonian): salmon, Salmo salar

Definitions

  1. salmon, Salmo salar

Ancestry of “laš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlasissalmon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlaḱ-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European laḱ- →Every word from Latvian lasis →