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Where does “somon” come from?

somon (Turkish) comes from French saumon, from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

somon (Turkish): salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon

Ancestry of “somon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaumonsalmon
2Old Frenchsaumonsalmon
3Latinsalmō—
4ArmenianԻշխան—
5Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
6Undeterminedxšāna-—
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