Where does “fíkja” come from?

fíkja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fíkja, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

fíkja (Icelandic): fig

Definitions

  1. fig

Ancestry of “fíkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefíkja
2Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
3Phoenician??Ripe fig
Every word from Phoenician ??Every word from Latin ficusEvery word from Old Norse fíkja
fíkja — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer