Where does “makusuola” come from?

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

Ancestry of “makusuola”, step by step

makusuola 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 suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →