Where does “maustemitta” come from?

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

maustemitta (Finnish): a unit of measurement equivalent to 1 millilitre

Definitions

  1. a unit of measurement equivalent to 1 millilitre

Ancestry of “maustemitta”, step by step

maustemitta 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 mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku