Where does “mausteleikkuri” come from?
mausteleikkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish mauste, from Finnish maustaa, from Finnish maku, from Proto-Finnic maku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
mausteleikkuri (Finnish): spice mill, spice grinder
Definitions
- spice mill, spice grinder
Ancestry of “mausteleikkuri”, step by step
mausteleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mauste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mauste | flavoring/flavouring, seasoning, flavor/flavour,... |
| 2 | Finnish | maustaa | To season; To spice; To flavour/flavor |
| 3 | Finnish | maku | taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | maku | taste, flavour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |
via Finnish leikkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkuri | cutter |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |