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Where does “Salmonidae” come from?

Salmonidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Salmo, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

Ancestry of “Salmonidae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSalmo—
2Latinsalmō—
3ArmenianԻշխան—
4Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
5Undeterminedxšāna-—
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