Where does “kiväärimies” come from?

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

kiväärimies (Finnish): rifleman

Definitions

  1. rifleman

Ancestry of “kiväärimies”, step by step

kiväärimies 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 mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →