Where does “mauton” come from?
mauton (Finnish) comes from Finnish maku, from Proto-Finnic maku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
mauton (Finnish): Tasteless; Genitive singular form of mauto
Definitions
- Tasteless; Genitive singular form of mauto
Ancestry of “mauton”, step by step
mauton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maku | taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maku | taste, flavour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |
via Finnish ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ton | Genitive singular form of toi; Accusative... |