Where does “maistaja” come from?

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

maistaja (Finnish): A taster; one who tastes

Definitions

  1. A taster; one who tastes

Ancestry of “maistaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaistaato taste; to taste, have a taste of
2Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
3Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “maistaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →