Where does “píka” come from?
píka (Faroese) comes from Old Norse píka, from Finnish piika — maid; girl; a girlchild.
píka (Faroese): a girl, a lass, a virgin
Ancestry of “píka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | píka | a girl, a lass, a virgin; a young girl, a working... |
| 2 | Finnish | piika | maid; girl; a girlchild |