Where does “kaktusviikuna” come from?

kaktusviikuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikuna, from Swedish fikon, from Middle Low German vige, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

kaktusviikuna (Finnish): prickly pear fruit

Definitions

  1. prickly pear fruit

Ancestry of “kaktusviikuna”, step by step

kaktusviikuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viikuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikunafig; fig, figtree
2Swedishfikona fig
3Middle Low Germanvige
4Vulgar Latinficafig; fig, fig-tree
5Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
6Phoenician??Ripe fig

via Finnish kaktus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaktuscactus
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Phoenician ??Every word from Latin ficusEvery word from Vulgar Latin fica
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