Where does “Java-Nashorn” come from?

Java-Nashorn (German) comes from German Nashorn, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

Java-Nashorn (German): Javan rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. Javan rhinoceros

Ancestry of “Java-Nashorn”, step by step

Java-Nashorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nashorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNashornrhinoceros
2Germanhornhorn musical instrument
3Middle High Germanhorn—
4Old High Germanhornhorn
5Proto-West Germanichornhorn
6Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German Java

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJavaJava programming language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →