# Rock, stone

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**Created:** [January 30, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stone/979017 "2023-01-30T03:52:08Z")\
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> [@Moonrise](#):
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> It looks like _kivi_ and _kő_ are cognates, going back to Proto-Uralic \*_kiwe_.

Excellent point! I geek Proto-Uralic. As for that, the Hungarian word _szikla_ appears to be a loanword from Slavic.

Estonian is the same as Finnish with _kivi_.

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