Where does “lakseelv” come from?

lakseelv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk laks, from Old Norse lax, from Proto-Germanic lahsaz, from Chinese 拉薩, from Tibetan ལྷ་ས, from Old Tibetan ར་ས.

lakseelv (Norwegian Nynorsk): salmon river

Definitions

salmon river

Ancestry of “lakseelv”, step by step

lakseelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk laks

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	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 Nynorsk elv

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	elv	a river; an elf
2	Old Norse	elfr	river
3	Proto-Germanic	albī	river
4	Latin	Albis	—
5	Latin	Albeus	—

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