Where does “vapaakivääri” come from?

vapaakivääri (Finnish) comes from Finnish vapaa, from Finnish vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

Ancestry of “vapaakivääri”, step by step

vapaakivääri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vapaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapaafree; free, off; spare, free
2Finnishvapada—
3Old East Slavicсвободьfree
4Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
5Proto-Slavic-oda—

via Finnish kivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivääririfle
2Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
3GermanGewehrrifle
4Middle High Germangewer—
5Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -oda →Every word from Proto-Slavic svoboda →Every word from Old East Slavic свободь →