Where does “somun” come from?

somun (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صومون, from French saumon, from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

somun (Serbo-Croatian): a loaf of round wheat yeast bread, pita

Definitions

  1. a loaf of round wheat yeast bread, pita

Ancestry of “somun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصومونa round slab of bread, a loaf, a bread roll
2Frenchsaumonsalmon
3Old Frenchsaumonsalmon
4Latinsalmōsalmon
5ArmenianԻշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
6Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
7Undeterminedxšāna-—
Every word from Undetermined xšāna- →Every word from Old Armenian իշխան →Every word from Armenian Իշխան →