Where does “テキサス” come from?

テキサス (Japanese) comes from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “テキサス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTexasSeveral places in the United States
2SpanishTexas—
3SpanishTejas—
4Sanskritतेजस्the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a...
5Proto-Indo-Aryantáyȷ́as—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as →Every word from Sanskrit तेजस् →