Where does “makuinen” come from?

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

makuinen (Finnish): -tasting

Definitions

  1. -tasting

Ancestry of “makuinen”, step by step

makuinen 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 inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen

Words derived from “makuinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku