| Remarks |
'Chum' probably from Chinook (North American indigenous language) jargon, i.e., spots, writing (p. 240 in 11978); 'salmon' replaced Old English 'laex' (German 'lachs'; Swedish 'lax', source of English 'gravlax'; Yiddish 'laks', source of English 'lox', i.e., smoked salmon; Russian 'losos') borrowed from Anglo-Norman 'saumoun' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Chum(=Keta=Dog) salmon (Ref. 90062). Also Ref. 3691, 56807, 90062, 95632. |