Where does “kiijkár” come from?

kiijkár (Inari Sami) comes from Finnish kiikari, from Swedish kikare, from Swedish kika, from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

kiijkár (Inari Sami): binoculars

Definitions

  1. binoculars

Ancestry of “kiijkár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiikaribinoculars
2Swedishkikarebinoculars
3Swedishkikato look
4Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
5Old Saxonkīkanto look
6Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
7Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Saxon kīkan →