Where does “maustaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maustaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaustaaTo season; To spice; To flavour/flavor
2Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
3Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku