Where does “makeannälkä” come from?

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

makeannälkä (Finnish): sweet tooth, crave for something sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet tooth, crave for something sweet

Ancestry of “makeannälkä”, step by step

makeannälkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakeasweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...
2Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
3Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
4Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—

via Finnish nälkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnälkähunger; The expression "olla nälkä" translates...
2Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →