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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taika

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Noun

*taika

  1. witchcraft
  2. sign, omen

Inflection
Inflection of *taika
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *taika *taigat
accusative *taigan *taigat
genitive *taigan *taikadën
*taikoidën
partitive *taikada *taikoida
inessive *taigassa
*taigahna		 *taigoissa
*taigoihna
elative *taigasta *taigoista
illative *taikahën *taikoihën
adessive *taigalla *taigoilla
ablative *taigalta *taigoilta
allative *taikalën
*taikalëk		 *taikoilën
*taikoilëk
essive *taikana *taikoina
translative *taigaksi *taigoiksi
instructive *taigan *taigoin
comitative *taikanëk *taikoinëk
abessive *taigatta *taigoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: taika
    • → Estonian: taig
    • →? Ingrian: taika
    • →? Karelian: taika
    • →? Votic: taikõ
    • → Northern Sami: dáigá

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “taika”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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