Where does “australiankarjakoira” come from?

australiankarjakoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

australiankarjakoira (Finnish): Australian Cattle Dog

Definitions

  1. Australian Cattle Dog

Ancestry of “australiankarjakoira”, step by step

australiankarjakoira traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarjacattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier
2Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish koira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Australia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAustralia—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →