Where does “katkeranmakuinen” come from?

katkeranmakuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish maku, from Proto-Finnic maku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

katkeranmakuinen (Finnish): bitter-tasting

Definitions

  1. bitter-tasting

Ancestry of “katkeranmakuinen”, step by step

katkeranmakuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
2Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

via Finnish katkera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
2Proto-Finnickackerabitter
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →