Where does “taikatemppu” come from?

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

taikatemppu (Finnish): magic trick

Definitions

  1. magic trick

Ancestry of “taikatemppu”, step by step

taikatemppu 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 temppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtempputrick, stunt
2Proto-Finnictempputrick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-Finnic taika →