Where does “mausteyrtti” come from?

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

mausteyrtti (Finnish): aromatic herb

Definitions

  1. aromatic herb

Ancestry of “mausteyrtti”, step by step

mausteyrtti 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 yrtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrttiherb
2Old Swedishyrt—
3Old Norseurt—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →