Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *laśas, from Proto-Indo-European *loḱs-os- (salmon, trout)[1] or *laḱs-,[2] cognate with Russian лосо́сь (losósʹ).

Noun

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lašiša f

  1. salmon

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lososь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 285:PIE *loḱs-os-
  2. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “lasis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN