Where does “kiv” come from?

kiv (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kivi, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

kiv (Livonian): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “kiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickivistone, rock
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic kivi →