Where does “kivääriammunta” come from?

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

kivääriammunta (Finnish): rifle shooting

Definitions

  1. rifle shooting

Ancestry of “kivääriammunta”, step by step

kivääriammunta 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 ammunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammuntashooting, gunnery; mooing
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →