Where does “maistuminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maistuminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaistuato taste have a taste, taste like
2Finnishmaistaato taste; to taste, have a taste of
3Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
4Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku
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