Where does “fiikata” come from?

fiikata (Finnish) comes from Swedish fika, from Old Swedish fikia — to hurry, to eagerly strive for.

fiikata (Finnish): to fika, have coffee as a social activity

Definitions

  1. to fika, have coffee as a social activity

Ancestry of “fiikata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfikathe enjoyment of coffee as a social activity; a...
2Old Swedishfikiato hurry, to eagerly strive for
Every word from Old Swedish fikiaEvery word from Swedish fika