Where does “mauttomuus” come from?
mauttomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mauton, from Finnish maku, from Proto-Finnic maku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
mauttomuus (Finnish): tastelessness
Definitions
- tastelessness
Ancestry of “mauttomuus”, step by step
mauttomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mauton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mauton | Tasteless; Genitive singular form of mauto |
| 2 | Finnish | maku | taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maku | taste, flavour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |