Where does “kivikärnä” come from?

kivikärnä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kivi, from Proto-Finnic kivi, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

Ancestry of “kivikärnä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankivistone
2Proto-Finnickivistone, rock
3Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiweEvery word from Proto-Finnic kiviEvery word from Ingrian kivi