Where does “charmikas” come from?

charmikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish charmi, from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

charmikas (Finnish): charming

Definitions

  1. charming

Ancestry of “charmikas”, step by step

charmikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish charmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishcharmicharm
2EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
3Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
4Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
5Latincarmensong, tune
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

via Finnish kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Latin carmen →Every word from Old French charme →