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Where does “salm” come from?

salm (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch salmo, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

Ancestry of “salm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsalmo—
2Latinsalmō—
3ArmenianԻշխան—
4Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
5Undeterminedxšāna-—

Words derived from “salm”

  • Donauzalm
  • zalm
  • zalmmoot
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