Where does “ケアンズ” come from?

ケアンズ (Japanese) comes from English Cairns, from Scots cairn, from Scottish Gaelic carn, from Old Irish carn, from Proto-Celtic karnos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “ケアンズ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCairnsnamed after William Cairns
2Scotscairn—
3Scottish Gaeliccarnheap of stones
4Old Irishcarn—
5Proto-Celtickarnoscairn; horn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic karnos →Every word from Old Irish carn →