Where does “taika” come from?

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

taika (Proto-Finnic): witchcraft

Definitions

  1. witchcraft

Ancestry of “taika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “taika”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →
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