Where does “toohikivi” come from?

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

toohikivi (Ingrian): floater of a seine put in birchbark in order to prevent it from damaging the net

Definitions

  1. floater of a seine put in birchbark in order to prevent it from damaging the net

Ancestry of “toohikivi”, step by step

toohikivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kivi

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

via Proto-Finnic toohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictoohibirchbark
2Proto-Finnictooši—
3Balticunknown—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kivi →Every word from Ingrian kivi →