Where does “keihäsakaasia” come from?

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

keihäsakaasia (Finnish): mulga, true mulga, Acacia aneura small acacia tree native to arid outback areas of Australia

Definitions

  1. mulga, true mulga, Acacia aneura small acacia tree native to arid outback areas of Australia

Ancestry of “keihäsakaasia”, step by step

keihäsakaasia 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 akaasia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakaasia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →