Where does “viga” come from?

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

viga (Veps): flaw; defect; failure, malfunction

Definitions

  1. flaw; defect; failure, malfunction

Ancestry of “viga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvikafault, defect, mistake
2Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →Every word from Proto-Finnic vika →