Where does “bika” come from?

bika (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bik, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

bika (Icelandic): to tar, pitch

Definitions

  1. to tar, pitch

Ancestry of “bika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbikpitch, tar
2Latinpixpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →