Where does “viga” come from?

viga (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *vika, from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

viga (Estonian): mistake, fault

Definitions

  1. mistake, fault

Ancestry of “viga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*vika—
2Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

Words derived from “viga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *vika →
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