Where does “jouskari” come from?

jouskari (Finnish) comes from Old Norse skari, from Middle Low German schāre, from Old Saxon scara, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

jouskari (Finnish): bow weapon

Definitions

  1. bow weapon

Ancestry of “jouskari”, step by step

jouskari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskarihost, troop
2Middle Low Germanschāre—
3Old Saxonscara—
4Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
5Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru →