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