Where does “taikanumero” come from?

taikanumero (Finnish) comes from Finnish numero, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

taikanumero (Finnish): magic number

Definitions

  1. magic number

Ancestry of “taikanumero”, step by step

taikanumero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish numero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnumerodigit, number; numeral; number
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

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 némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →
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