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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Erica | — |
| 2 | Translingual | Erica | genus name |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐρείκη | heath, Erica arborea |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | weréykā | — |