Where does “makuaine” come from?
makuaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
makuaine (Finnish): flavoring substance
Ancestry of “makuaine”, step by step
makuaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |
via Finnish maku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maku | taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maku | taste, flavour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |