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

Definitions

  1. a girl, a lass, a virgin

Ancestry of “píka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepíkaa girl, a lass, a virgin; a young girl, a working...
2Finnishpiikamaid; girl; a girlchild
Every word from Finnish piika →Every word from Old Norse píka →