Where does “kiväärinpatruuna” come from?

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

kiväärinpatruuna (Finnish): rifle cartridge

Definitions

  1. rifle cartridge

Ancestry of “kiväärinpatruuna”, step by step

kiväärinpatruuna 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 patruuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatruunacartridge, when used in sense concerning...
2Swedishpatroncartridge for a fire arm
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →