Where does “salmiakkimakeinen” come from?

salmiakkimakeinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish makeinen, from Finnish makea, from Proto-Finnic makeda, from Proto-Finnic makjas, from Proto-Germanic smakjaz.

salmiakkimakeinen (Finnish): salty liquorice candy

Definitions

  1. salty liquorice candy

Ancestry of “salmiakkimakeinen”, step by step

salmiakkimakeinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makeinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakeinensweet, candy
2Finnishmakeasweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...
3Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
4Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
5Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—

via Finnish salmiakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalmiakkisalty licorice, salty liquorice; sal ammoniac
2Swedishsalmiakammonium chloride
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →