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Where does “maustaa” come from?

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

maustaa (Finnish): To season; To spice; To flavour/flavor

Definitions

  1. To season; To spice; To flavour/flavor

Ancestry of “maustaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maustaa”

  • maustamaton
  • maustua
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →