Where does “kiväärinperä” come from?

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

kiväärinperä (Finnish): rifle butt, riflebutt

Definitions

  1. rifle butt, riflebutt

Ancestry of “kiväärinperä”, step by step

kiväärinperä 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 perä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
3Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →