Where does “лососеобразные” come from?

лососеобразные (Russian) comes from Russian лосо́сь, from Proto-Slavic lososь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic laśas, from Proto-Indo-European laḱs- — salmon, trout.

лососеобразные (Russian): Salmoniformes a biological order that includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes, and graylings; has only one biological family under it, the

Definitions

  1. Salmoniformes a biological order that includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes, and graylings; has only one biological family under it, the

Ancestry of “лососеобразные”, step by step

лососеобразные traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лосо́сь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлосо́сьsalmon
2Proto-Slaviclososьsalmon
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclaśas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlaḱs-salmon, trout

via Russian о́браз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́бразlooking; shape, image, figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European laḱs-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic laśasEvery word from Proto-Slavic lososь
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