Where does “taikamenot” come from?

taikamenot (Finnish) comes from Finnish taika, from Proto-Finnic taika, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

taikamenot (Finnish): magical rites

Definitions

  1. magical rites

Ancestry of “taikamenot”, step by step

taikamenot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaikamagic; spell, enchantment
2Proto-Finnictaikawitchcraft
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Finnish meno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmenogoing; course, ride; expense, expenditure
2Proto-Finnicmenogoing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-Finnic taika →
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