Where does “vika” come from?

vika (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

vika (Proto-Finnic): fault, defect, mistake

Definitions

  1. fault, defect, mistake

Ancestry of “vika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

Words derived from “vika

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką