Where does “maustuminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maustuminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaustuato become spiced
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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuzEvery word from Proto-Finnic maku