Where does “keihäsmies” come from?

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

keihäsmies (Finnish): lance; male javelin thrower

Definitions

  1. lance; male javelin thrower

Ancestry of “keihäsmies”, step by step

keihäsmies 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 mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →
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