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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food.

    And even in modern times it means the same thing: a specific breed of fish when prepared for eating by smoking

    It is fascinating how words evolve and change instead of staying the same for that long…

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      9 months ago

      Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food.

      Citation?

      From what I’ve seen, 8000 years ago it meant salmon. Today, in English it means smoked salmon.

      It’s a surprisingly minor shift for 8k years.