Where does “standardikivääri” come from?
standardikivääri (Finnish) comes from Finnish standardi, from English standard, from Middle English standard, from Old French estandart, from Frankish standhard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
standardikivääri (Finnish): sports standard rifle International Shooting Sport Federation event with an army-style rifle, usually at 300 metre's distance
Definitions
- sports standard rifle International Shooting Sport Federation event with an army-style rifle, usually at 300 metre's distance
Ancestry of “standardikivääri”, step by step
standardikivääri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish standardi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | standardi | standard; "Alternative form for" standartti |
| 2 | English | standard | Falling within an accepted range of size, amount,... |
| 3 | Middle English | standard | A standard; a flag identifying a military unit |
| 4 | Old French | estandart | standard |
| 5 | Frankish | standhard | stand hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |