Where does “kivikippu” come from?

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

kivikippu (Ingrian): A game where one player tries to tag the others while jumping from rock to rock

Definitions

  1. A game where one player tries to tag the others while jumping from rock to rock

Ancestry of “kivikippu”, step by step

kivikippu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankivistone
2Proto-Finnickivistone, rock
3Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

via Ingrian kippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankippuhaste, hurry
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kivi →Every word from Ingrian kivi →