Where does “salmon” come from?

salmon (Tagalog) comes from Spanish salmón, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

salmon (Tagalog): salmon fish

Definitions

  1. salmon fish

Ancestry of “salmon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalmónsalmon
2Latinsalmōsalmon
3ArmenianԻշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
4Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
5Undeterminedxšāna-—
Every word from Undetermined xšāna- →Every word from Old Armenian իշխան →Every word from Armenian Իշխան →