Where does “rihlata” come from?

rihlata (Finnish) comes from Finnish rihla, from Swedish rifla, from Low German riffel, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rihlata (Finnish): to rifle to create a rifling

Definitions

  1. to rifle to create a rifling

Ancestry of “rihlata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrihlariffle; rifle; rifling
2Swedishrifla—
3Low Germanriffel—
4Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rihlata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfaną →Every word from Low German riffel →