Where does “viikunapuu” come from?
viikunapuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikuna, from Swedish fikon, from Middle Low German vige, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
viikunapuu (Finnish): fig
Ancestry of “viikunapuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |