Where does “taikuus” come from?

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

taikuus (Finnish): magic

Definitions

  1. magic

Ancestry of “taikuus”, step by step

taikuus 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-Finnic taika →