Where does “makuvirhe” come from?

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

makuvirhe (Finnish): off-taste, taste defect, taste problem

Definitions

  1. off-taste, taste defect, taste problem

Ancestry of “makuvirhe”, step by step

makuvirhe 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 virhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirhemistake; error; flaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →