Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “viikuna” come from?

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

viikuna (Finnish): fig; fig, figtree

Definitions

  1. fig; fig, figtree

Ancestry of “viikuna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viikuna”

  • temppeliviikuna
  • viikunanlehti
  • viikunapuu
  • banianviikuna
Every word from Phoenician ?? →