Where does “hirvikivääri” come from?

hirvikivääri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivääri, from Swedish gevär, from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

hirvikivääri (Finnish): elk/moose hunting rifle

Definitions

  1. elk/moose hunting rifle

Ancestry of “hirvikivääri”, step by step

hirvikivääri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivääririfle
2Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
3GermanGewehrrifle
4Middle High Germangewer—
5Old High Germangiwerida—

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →