Where does “maistaissa” come from?

maistaissa (Ingrian) comes from Finnish maistaa, from Finnish maku, from Proto-Finnic maku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

maistaissa (Ingrian): to taste

Definitions

  1. to taste

Ancestry of “maistaissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaistaato taste; to taste, have a taste of
2Finnishmakutaste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark...
3Proto-Finnicmakutaste, flavour
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maku →