Where does “telliskivi” come from?

telliskivi (Estonian) comes from Estonian kivi, from Proto-Finnic kivi, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

telliskivi (Estonian): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “telliskivi”, step by step

telliskivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankivistone, rock; hashish; cannabis, weed
2Proto-Finnickivistone, rock
3Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

via Estonian tellis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantellisbrick
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kivi →Every word from Estonian kivi →