Where does “hjälmkasuar” come from?

hjälmkasuar (Swedish) comes from Swedish hjälm, from Old Swedish hiælmber, from Old Norse hjálmr, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

hjälmkasuar (Swedish): southern cassowary, (Casuarius casuarius)

Definitions

  1. southern cassowary, (Casuarius casuarius)

Ancestry of “hjälmkasuar”, step by step

hjälmkasuar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjälm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjälma helmet
2Old Swedishhiælmberhelmet
3Old Norsehjálmrhelmet
4Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Swedish kasuar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkasuara cassowary, any bird in the Casuariidae family
2Malaykasuaricassowary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →