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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

  1. Tasteless; Genitive singular form of mauto

Ancestry of “mauton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
2Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “mauton”

  • mauttomasti
  • mauttomuus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →