Where does “makea” come from?

makea (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic makeda, from Proto-Finnic makjas, from Proto-Germanic smakjaz.

makea (Finnish): sweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...

Definitions

  1. sweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...

Ancestry of “makea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
2Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
3Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—

Words derived from “makea”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →
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