Where does “happamanmakea” come from?

happamanmakea (Finnish) comes from Finnish makea, from Proto-Finnic makeda, from Proto-Finnic makjas, from Proto-Germanic smakjaz.

happamanmakea (Finnish): sour but sweet

Definitions

  1. sour but sweet

Ancestry of “happamanmakea”, step by step

happamanmakea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakeasweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...
2Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
3Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
4Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—

via Finnish hapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhapansour, acid in taste; sour, peevish, irritable,...
2Proto-Finnichap'oinsour, acid
3Proto-Finno-Ugricčappa—
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →