diff --git a/localization/po/de.po b/localization/po/de.po
index 67152a859..58b747b38 100644
--- a/localization/po/de.po
+++ b/localization/po/de.po
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ msgstr "%s (Zeile %u): "
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr ""
@@ -151,6 +155,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr "%s ist eine Funktion"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -890,7 +898,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1821,17 +1829,10 @@ msgid ""
 "`help %s` will show an online version\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr "aus der Quelldatei %s\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "in der Befehlsersetzung\n"
 
diff --git a/localization/po/en.po b/localization/po/en.po
index 10fc6f8b6..58136724e 100644
--- a/localization/po/en.po
+++ b/localization/po/en.po
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ msgstr "%s (line %u): "
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr ""
@@ -149,6 +153,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -888,7 +896,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1819,17 +1827,10 @@ msgid ""
 "`help %s` will show an online version\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr "from sourcing file %s\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "in command substitution\n"
 
diff --git a/localization/po/fr.po b/localization/po/fr.po
index 48990b49c..a88e819d7 100644
--- a/localization/po/fr.po
+++ b/localization/po/fr.po
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ msgstr "%s (ligne %u) : "
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr "%s n’a pas pu lire de réponse à une requête « Primary Device Attribute » après avoir attendu %d secondes. Ceci est souvent dû à une fonctionnalité manquante de votre terminal. Voir « help %s » ou « man fish-terminal-compatibility ». Le processus %s va désormais ignorer les requêtes en attente, ce qui désactive quelques fonctionnalités optionnelles."
@@ -280,6 +284,10 @@ msgstr "%s est intégré\n"
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr "%s est une fonction"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr "%s, version %s"
@@ -1019,7 +1027,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr "Abandon (Alias pour SIGABRT)"
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1950,17 +1958,10 @@ msgid ""
 "`help %s` will show an online version\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr "du fichier source %s\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "dans la substitution de commande\n"
 
diff --git a/localization/po/pl.po b/localization/po/pl.po
index e0948e5b7..a8a2dd92d 100644
--- a/localization/po/pl.po
+++ b/localization/po/pl.po
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ msgstr "%s (linia %u): "
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr ""
@@ -145,6 +149,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -884,7 +892,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1815,17 +1823,10 @@ msgid ""
 "`help %s` will show an online version\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "w zastępstwie polecenia \n"
 
diff --git a/localization/po/pt_BR.po b/localization/po/pt_BR.po
index 6cbe61e60..ee1bb255f 100644
--- a/localization/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/localization/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ msgstr "%s (linha %u): "
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr ""
@@ -150,6 +154,10 @@ msgstr "%s é um builtin\n"
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr "%s é uma função"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -889,7 +897,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr "Abortado (Outro nome para SIGABRT)"
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1820,17 +1828,10 @@ msgid ""
 "`help %s` will show an online version\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr "do arquivo %s\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "na substituição de comando\n"
 
diff --git a/localization/po/sv.po b/localization/po/sv.po
index 3a9ca4dcb..748c3a49c 100644
--- a/localization/po/sv.po
+++ b/localization/po/sv.po
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr ""
@@ -146,6 +150,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -885,7 +893,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr "Avbrott (Alias för SIGABRT)"
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1816,17 +1824,10 @@ msgid ""
 "`help %s` will show an online version\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "i kommandosubstitution\n"
 
diff --git a/localization/po/zh_CN.po b/localization/po/zh_CN.po
index 07a087b40..4eadf70e2 100644
--- a/localization/po/zh_CN.po
+++ b/localization/po/zh_CN.po
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ msgstr "%s (行 %u): "
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr "%s 与 %s 互斥"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr "%s 等待 %d 秒后仍无法读取 Primary Device Attribute 查询的响应。这通常是由于终端缺少相应功能所致。参见 'help %s' 或 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'。此 %s 进程将不再等待未处理的查询，这将禁用某些可选功能。"
@@ -172,6 +176,10 @@ msgstr "%s 是一个内建命令\n"
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr "%s 是一个函数"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr "%s，版本 %s"
@@ -911,7 +919,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr "中止 (SIGABRT 的别名)"
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1848,17 +1856,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "文档可能未安装。\n"
 "`help %s` 将显示在线版本\n"
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr "从源文件 %s\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "在命令替换中\n"
 
diff --git a/localization/po/zh_TW.po b/localization/po/zh_TW.po
index 3b2ac1172..7fa53841a 100644
--- a/localization/po/zh_TW.po
+++ b/localization/po/zh_TW.po
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ msgstr "%s（第 %u 行）："
 msgid "%s and %s are mutually exclusive"
 msgstr "%s 和 %s 不能同時使用"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s command"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s could not read response to Primary Device Attribute query after waiting for %d seconds. This is often due to a missing feature in your terminal. See 'help %s' or 'man fish-terminal-compatibility'. This %s process will no longer wait for outstanding queries, which disables some optional features."
 msgstr "%s 在過了 %d 秒後仍無法讀取到查詢主要裝置特性的回應。這通常是由於你的終端機缺少功能，參見「help %s」或「man fish-terminal-compatibility」。此 %s 行程不再會等待未決的查詢，一些非必要的功能將因此停用。"
@@ -145,6 +149,10 @@ msgstr "%s 是內建命令\n"
 msgid "%s is a function"
 msgstr "%s 是函式"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s variable"
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s, version %s"
 msgstr "%s，%s 版"
@@ -885,7 +893,7 @@ msgid "Abort (Alias for SIGABRT)"
 msgstr "中止（SIGABRT 的別名）"
 
 #, c-format
-msgid "Active languages (%s):"
+msgid "Active languages (source: %s):"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Address boundary error"
@@ -1823,17 +1831,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "可能未安裝文件。\n"
 "「help %s」將顯示線上版本\n"
 
-msgid "from command `status language set`"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "from sourcing file %s\n"
 msgstr "在載入的檔案 %s\n"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "from variable %s"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "in command substitution\n"
 msgstr "在命令替換\n"
 
diff --git a/src/localization/mod.rs b/src/localization/mod.rs
index 814f600e9..eac6ee206 100644
--- a/src/localization/mod.rs
+++ b/src/localization/mod.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn status_language() -> WString {
     let localization_state = fish_gettext::status_language();
     let mut result = WString::new();
     localizable_consts!(
-        LANGUAGE_LIST_VARIABLE_ORIGIN "from variable %s"
+        LANGUAGE_LIST_VARIABLE_ORIGIN "%s variable"
     );
     let origin_string = match localization_state.precedence_origin {
         LanguagePrecedenceOrigin::Default => wgettext!("default").to_owned(),
@@ -153,10 +153,13 @@ pub fn status_language() -> WString {
             wgettext_fmt!(LANGUAGE_LIST_VARIABLE_ORIGIN, "LANGUAGE")
         }
         LanguagePrecedenceOrigin::StatusLanguage => {
-            wgettext!("from command `status language set`").to_owned()
+            wgettext_fmt!("%s command", "`status language set`")
         }
     };
-    result.push_utfstr(&wgettext_fmt!("Active languages (%s):", origin_string));
+    result.push_utfstr(&wgettext_fmt!(
+        "Active languages (source: %s):",
+        origin_string
+    ));
     append_space_separated_list(&mut result, &localization_state.language_precedence);
     result.push('\n');
 
diff --git a/tests/checks/message-localization.fish b/tests/checks/message-localization.fish
index 1ecfb1403..04f524704 100644
--- a/tests/checks/message-localization.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/message-localization.fish
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ set --erase LC_MESSAGES
 set --erase LC_ALL
 set --erase LANGUAGE
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (default):
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: default):
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: file
 
 set -l LANGUAGE pt_BR de_DE
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (from variable LANGUAGE): pt_BR de
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: LANGUAGE variable): pt_BR de
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: arquivo
 
@@ -138,37 +138,37 @@ echo (_ file)
 status language set fr_FR de pt_BR
 # CHECKERR: No catalogs available for language specifiers: fr_FR
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (from command `status language set`): de pt_BR
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: `status language set` command): de pt_BR
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: Datei
 
 set -l LANGUAGE zh_TW
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (from command `status language set`): de pt_BR
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: `status language set` command): de pt_BR
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: Datei
 
 set -l LC_MESSAGES C
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (from command `status language set`): de pt_BR
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: `status language set` command): de pt_BR
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: Datei
 
 status language unset
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (from variable LC_MESSAGES):
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: LC_MESSAGES variable):
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: file
 
 set --erase LC_MESSAGES
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (from variable LANGUAGE): zh_TW
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: LANGUAGE variable): zh_TW
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: 檔案
 
 set --erase LANGUAGE
 status language
-# CHECK: Active languages (default):
+# CHECK: Active languages (source: default):
 echo (_ file)
 # CHECK: file