Where does “luiskakivi” come from?

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

luiskakivi (Ingrian): stone from which a whetstone is made

Definitions

  1. stone from which a whetstone is made

Ancestry of “luiskakivi”, step by step

luiskakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kivi

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

via Finnish luiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluiskaA slanted edge of a road, ditch, embankment or...
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