Where does “viikunahillo” come from?
viikunahillo (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikuna, from Swedish fikon, from Middle Low German vige, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
viikunahillo (Finnish): fig jam
Definitions
- fig jam
Ancestry of “viikunahillo”, step by step
viikunahillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viikuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viikuna | fig; fig, figtree |
| 2 | Swedish | fikon | a fig |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vige | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 5 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 6 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
via Finnish hillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hillo | jam, jelly; bread |
| 2 | Middle English | hilli | — |
| 3 | German | Hildebrand | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Hiltibrant | and the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Hildibrandaz | — |