Where does “kivi” come from?
kivi (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic kivi, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.
kivi (Võro): stone, rock; mill
Ancestry of “kivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kivi | stone, rock |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kiwe | rock, stone |