Where does “taikausko” come from?
taikausko (Finnish) comes from Finnish taika, from Proto-Finnic taika, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
taikausko (Finnish): superstition
Ancestry of “taikausko”, step by step
taikausko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taika | magic; spell, enchantment |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | taika | witchcraft |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Finnish usko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | usko | faith; religious; Indicative present connegative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | *usko | faith, belief |
Words derived from “taikausko”