Where does “makuhaitta” come from?

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

makuhaitta (Finnish): a defect in the flavor of something, bad flavor (such as in drinking water)

Definitions

  1. a defect in the flavor of something, bad flavor (such as in drinking water)

Ancestry of “makuhaitta”, step by step

makuhaitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
2Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

via Finnish haitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaittadisadvantage, hindrance, con; tumbler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →
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