Where does “maustekimppu” come from?

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

maustekimppu (Finnish): spice bunch, spice bouquet

Definitions

  1. spice bunch, spice bouquet

Ancestry of “maustekimppu”, step by step

maustekimppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mauste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmausteflavoring/flavouring, seasoning, flavor/flavour,...
2FinnishmaustaaTo season; To spice; To flavour/flavor
3Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
4Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-

via Finnish kimppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkimppubunch, bundle, cluster
2Proto-Finnickimppubundle, bunch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku
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