Where does “maistua” come from?

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

maistua (Finnish): to taste have a taste, taste like

Definitions

  1. to taste have a taste, taste like

Ancestry of “maistua”, 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 “maistua

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku