Where does “hyljekeihäs” come from?

hyljekeihäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish keihäs, from Proto-Finnic kaihas, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

hyljekeihäs (Finnish): seal-hunting spear

Definitions

  1. seal-hunting spear

Ancestry of “hyljekeihäs”, step by step

hyljekeihäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keihäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeihässpear; javelin; pike
2Proto-Finnickaihasspear, javelin
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Finnish hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →