Where does “todenmakuinen” come from?

todenmakuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish makuinen, from Finnish maku, from Proto-Finnic maku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

todenmakuinen (Finnish): realistic, that feels real

Definitions

  1. realistic, that feels real

Ancestry of “todenmakuinen”, step by step

todenmakuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakuinen-tasting
2Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
3Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

via Finnish tosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
2Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →