Where does “смак” come from?

смак (Russian) comes from Polish smak, from Old Polish smak, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

смак (Russian): gusto, pleasant taste

Definitions

  1. gusto, pleasant taste

Ancestry of “смак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmakthe sense of taste; a particular taste; a flavour
2Old Polishsmaktaste
3Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
4Old Saxonsmakk—
5Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
6Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “смак”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →