Where does “jigi” come from?

jigi (Finnish) comes from English jig, from Middle English gyge, from Old French gigue, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

jigi (Finnish): jig

Definitions

Ancestry of “jigi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	jig	A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue; A...
2	Middle English	gyge	To make a creaking sound
3	Old French	gigue	a fiddle, kind of dance
4	Frankish	gīge	dance, fiddle
5	Proto-Germanic	gīganą	to move, wish, desire
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰeyǵʰ-	—

Words derived from “jigi”

jigikalastus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Frankish gīge →