Where does “Erika” come from?

Erika (English) comes from English Erica, from Translingual Erica, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη, from Proto-Hellenic weréykā.

Ancestry of “Erika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEricaAny of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants
2TranslingualEricagenus name
3Ancient Greekἐρείκηheath, Erica arborea
4Proto-Hellenicweréykā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic weréykā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη →Every word from Translingual Erica →
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