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
- to taste have a taste, taste like
Ancestry of “maistua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | maistaa | to taste; to taste, have a taste of |
| 2 | Finnish | maku | taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maku | taste, flavour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |
Words derived from “maistua”