Where does “szmaka” come from?

szmaka (Kashubian) comes from German Geschmack, from Old High German gismac, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

szmaka (Kashubian): taste, sense of taste

Definitions

  1. taste, sense of taste

Ancestry of “szmaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschmacktaste; flavour; smell, odor
2Old High Germangismactaste
3Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
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-West Germanic *smakku →