Where does “taikaneliö” come from?
taikaneliö (Finnish) comes from Finnish taika, from Proto-Finnic taika, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
taikaneliö (Finnish): magic square
Ancestry of “taikaneliö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | taika | magic; spell, enchantment |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | taika | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |