Where does “maut” come from?

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

maut (Finnish): Nominative plural form of maku

Definitions

  1. Nominative plural form of maku

Ancestry of “maut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
2Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →