Where does “kivi” come from?

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

kivi (Ludian): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “kivi”, step by step

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