Where does “taikaesine” come from?

taikaesine (Finnish) comes from Finnish esine, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

taikaesine (Finnish): charm, amulet, fetish an item thought to have magical powers

Definitions

  1. charm, amulet, fetish an item thought to have magical powers

Ancestry of “taikaesine”, step by step

taikaesine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesineobject, item, thing; artifact
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish taika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaikamagic; spell, enchantment
2Proto-Finnictaikawitchcraft
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →
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