Where does “kiväärinlaukaus” come from?

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

kiväärinlaukaus (Finnish): rifle shot

Definitions

  1. rifle shot

Ancestry of “kiväärinlaukaus”, step by step

kiväärinlaukaus 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 laukaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukausgunshot; shot
2Finnish-aus—
3Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →