Where does “maustetahna” come from?

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

maustetahna (Finnish): seasoning paste, spice paste

Definitions

  1. seasoning paste, spice paste

Ancestry of “maustetahna”, step by step

maustetahna 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 tahna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahnapaste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku