Where does “kiikarikivääri” come from?

kiikarikivääri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiikari, from Swedish kikare, from Swedish kika, from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

kiikarikivääri (Finnish): rifle with a telescopic sight

Definitions

  1. rifle with a telescopic sight

Ancestry of “kiikarikivääri”, step by step

kiikarikivääri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiikari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiikaribinoculars
2Swedishkikarebinoculars
3Swedishkikato look
4Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
5Old Saxonkīkanto look
6Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
7Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep

via Finnish kivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivääririfle
2Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
3GermanGewehrrifle
4Middle High Germangewer—
5Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Saxon kīkan →