Where does “gisarma” come from?
gisarma (Latin) comes from Latin gaesum, from Gaulish gaisos, from Proto-Celtic gaisos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
gisarma (Latin): A kind of javelin
Ancestry of “gisarma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | gaesum | A Gaulish javelin |
| 2 | Gaulish | gaisos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gaisos | spear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰays- | pointed stick, spear; spear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |