Where does “røkelaks” come from?
røkelaks (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål laks, from Old Norse lax, from Proto-Germanic lahsaz, from Chinese 拉薩, from Tibetan ལྷ་ས, from Old Tibetan ར་ས.
røkelaks (Norwegian Bokmål): smoked salmon
Definitions
- smoked salmon
Ancestry of “røkelaks”, step by step
røkelaks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål laks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | laks | salmon |
| 2 | Old Norse | lax | salmon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lahsaz | salmon |
| 4 | Chinese | 拉薩 | — |
| 5 | Tibetan | ལྷ་ས | Lhasa |
| 6 | Old Tibetan | ར་ས | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål røke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | røke | — |