Where does “kiväärikranaatti” come from?

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

kiväärikranaatti (Finnish): rifle grenade

Definitions

  1. rifle grenade

Ancestry of “kiväärikranaatti”, step by step

kiväärikranaatti 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 kranaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkranaattigrenade, hand grenade; shell
2Swedishgranata pomegranate; a garnet, a group of minerals with...
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →