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Words for salmon<\/strong> in the Celtic languages. The species of salmon most common found around Celtic speaking lands is the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar<\/em>). Other species of salmon are available.<\/p>\n

There are three words for salmon in Proto-Celtic: *esoxs \/ *es\u0101k<\/strong>, *\u03c6enk-\u012bnjo<\/strong> and *\u03c6orko<\/strong>. Only the first one has descendents in the modern Celtic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*esoxs \/ *es\u0101k<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gallaecian<\/th>\n*\u012bsis<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\n*esoks<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\neo<\/strong> [e\u02d0o\u032f] = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\neo<\/strong> [o\u02d0 \/ \u0254\u02d0] = salmon; noble being, prince<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\ne\u00f2<\/strong> [j\u0254\u02d0] = salmon (archaic<\/em>)
\neog<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*es\u0101x<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nehawc<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\neog<\/strong> [\u02c8\u025b.\u0254\u0261 \/ \u02c8e\u02d0.\u0254\u0261] = salmon, sea-trout, sewin, samlet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Cornish<\/th>\nehoc<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\neghek<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton<\/th>\neheuc<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\neog<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *peys\u1e31-<\/em> (fish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nbrat\u00e1n<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nbrad\u00e1n<\/strong> [b\u02e0\u027e\u02e0\u0259\u02c8d\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0n\u032a\u02e0 \/ \u02c8b\u02e0\u027e\u02e0ad\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0n\u02e0 \/ \u02c8b\u02e0\u027e\u02e0\u0251d\u032a\u02e0\u0251n\u02e0] = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nbraden<\/strong> [bradan] = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nbraddan<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Old Irish brat<\/em> (captivity, bondage, robbery) and \u00e1n<\/em> (diminutive suffix).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nsamon \/ samwn<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nsowman<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nsomon<\/strong> = salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the English salmon<\/em>, from the Middle English samoun, samon, saumon<\/em> (salmon), from the Anglo-Norman saumon<\/em> (salmon), from the Old French saumon<\/em>, from the Latin salm\u014d<\/em> (salmon), either from the Proto-Celtic *esoxs \/ *es\u0101k<\/strong>, or from the Latin sali\u014d<\/em> (to leap).<\/p>\n

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