Where does “suolaisenmakea” come from?

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

suolaisenmakea (Finnish): salty sweet

Definitions

  1. salty sweet

Ancestry of “suolaisenmakea”, step by step

suolaisenmakea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makea

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

via Finnish suolainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolainensalty; saline
2Proto-Finnicsoolainensalty
3Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic makjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic makeda →
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