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Where does “maku” come from?

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

maku (Proto-Finnic): taste, flavour

Definitions

  1. taste, flavour

Ancestry of “maku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “maku”

  • makuinen
  • maku
  • maustevoi
  • maustepippuri
  • mauste
  • makuasia
  • mausteikko
  • makuaisti
  • maistelu
  • maistella
  • maukkaasti
  • savunmakuinen
  • maustekurkku
  • maustaa
  • grillimauste
  • musamaku
  • mausteneilikka
  • grillausmauste
  • maustekrassi
  • maustua
  • pahanmakuisuus
  • pahanmakuinen
  • maisti
  • maistaa
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