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Where does “maistaa” come from?

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

maistaa (Finnish): to taste; to taste, have a taste of

Definitions

  1. to taste; to taste, have a taste of

Ancestry of “maistaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maistaa”

  • maistelu
  • maistella
  • maisti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →