Where does “fikka” come from?

fikka (Finnish) comes from Swedish ficka, from Middle Low German vicke, from Italian ficcare, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fikka (Finnish): A pocket

Definitions

  1. A pocket

Ancestry of “fikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfickaa pocket
2Middle Low Germanvicke—
3Italianficcareto put something into something else; to thrust...
4Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre →