Where does “hedelmämakeinen” come from?

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

hedelmämakeinen (Finnish): fruit sweet, fruit candy

Definitions

  1. fruit sweet, fruit candy

Ancestry of “hedelmämakeinen”, step by step

hedelmämakeinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makeinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakeinensweet, candy
2Finnishmakeasweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...
3Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
4Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
5Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—

via Finnish hedelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmäfruit
2Proto-Finnicheidelmä—
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →