Where does “сомообразные” come from?

сомообразные (Russian) comes from Russian сом, from Kyrgyz сом — som; ruble; pure.

сомообразные (Russian): Siluriformes a biological order that includes catfishes

Definitions

  1. Siluriformes a biological order that includes catfishes

Ancestry of “сомообразные”, step by step

сомообразные traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сом

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсомcatfish, sheatfish; som, so'm
2Kyrgyzсомsom; ruble; pure

via Russian о́браз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́бразlooking; shape, image, figure
Every word from Kyrgyz сом →Every word from Russian сом →
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