Where does “taikavarpu” come from?

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

taikavarpu (Finnish): A divining rod

Definitions

  1. A divining rod

Ancestry of “taikavarpu”, step by step

taikavarpu 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 varpu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarputwig, bare twig; shrub
2Proto-Finnicvarpu—
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-Finnic taika →