Where does “kiväärituli” come from?

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

kiväärituli (Finnish): rifle fire

Definitions

  1. rifle fire

Ancestry of “kiväärituli”, step by step

kiväärituli 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 tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →