Where does “kiväärikaliiperi” come from?

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

kiväärikaliiperi (Finnish): rifle caliber

Definitions

  1. rifle caliber

Ancestry of “kiväärikaliiperi”, step by step

kiväärikaliiperi 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 kaliiperi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaliipericaliber/calibre

Words derived from “kiväärikaliiperi”

Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →