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Where does “maku” come from?

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

maku (Finnish): taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...

Definitions

  1. taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...

Ancestry of “maku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
2Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “maku”

  • makuinen
  • maustevoi
  • maustepippuri
  • mauste
  • makuasia
  • mausteikko
  • makuaisti
  • maistelu
  • maistella
  • maukkaasti
  • savunmakuinen
  • maustekurkku
  • maustaa
  • grillimauste
  • musamaku
  • mausteneilikka
  • grillausmauste
  • maustekrassi
  • maustua
  • pahanmakuisuus
  • pahanmakuinen
  • maisti
  • maistaa
  • oudonmakuinen
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