lox
English
/lɑks/
noun
Definitions
- Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
Etymology
Derived from Yiddish לאַקס (salmon) derived from Old High German lahs derived from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (salmon) derived from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (trout, salmon).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*laḱs-
Gloss
trout, salmon
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鮭
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- loxism English
- metholox English
- Flammlachs German
- Königslachs German
- Lachs German
- Lachsforelle German
- Lachstreppe German
- Räucherlachs German
- Seelachs German
- Silberlachs German
- Wildlachs German
- Zuchtlachs German
- лосось Russian
- *laks- Proto-Indo-European
- *lakso- Proto-Indo-European
- *lak̑is- Proto-Indo-European
- *laḱs- Proto-Indo-European
- *lahsaz Proto-Germanic
- leax Old English
- लाक्षा Sanskrit
- lax Old Norse
- *lososь Proto-Slavic
- lax Icelandic
- lahs Old High German
- lahs Middle High German
- לאַקס Yiddish
- *lahs gmw-pro
- lahs Old Saxon
- Lahs Central Franconian