Where does “kiväärinluoti” come from?

kiväärinluoti (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

kiväärinluoti (Finnish): rifle bullet

Definitions

  1. rifle bullet

Ancestry of “kiväärinluoti”, step by step

kiväärinluoti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
2Old Swedishlodh—
3Middle Low Germanlōt—
4Old Saxonlōd—
5Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish kivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivääririfle
2Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
3GermanGewehrrifle
4Middle High Germangewer—
5Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →Every word from Old Saxon lōd →Every word from Middle Low German lōt →