Where does “kivitee” come from?

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

kivitee (Ingrian): road made of stone

Definitions

  1. road made of stone

Ancestry of “kivitee”, step by step

kivitee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kivi

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

via Ingrian tee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianteeway; path
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kivi →Every word from Ingrian kivi →