Where does “norsukivääri” come from?

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

norsukivääri (Finnish): elephant gun

Definitions

  1. elephant gun

Ancestry of “norsukivääri”, step by step

norsukivääri 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 norsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnorsuelephant
2Finnishmursuwalrus
3Northern Samimoršawalrus
4Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →