Where does “taikauskoinen” come from?
taikauskoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taikausko, from Finnish taika, from Proto-Finnic taika, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
taikauskoinen (Finnish): superstitious
Ancestry of “taikauskoinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taikausko | superstition |
| 2 | Finnish | taika | magic; spell, enchantment |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taika | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
Words derived from “taikauskoinen”