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