Where does “sik” come from?

sik (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish siker, from Finnish siika, from Proto-Finnic siika — common whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus).

sik (Swedish): The common whitefish, "Coregonus lavaretus",...

Definitions

  1. The common whitefish, "Coregonus lavaretus",...

Ancestry of “sik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsiker—
2Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
3Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)

Words derived from “sik”

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