Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maku

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

*mak- +‎ *-u; derived from the same root as *makëda.

Noun[edit]

*maku

  1. taste, flavour

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: (archaic) magu, magus
  • Finnish: maku
  • Ingrian: maku
  • Karelian: maku, magu
  • Livonian: ma’g
  • Livvi: magu
  • Ludian: magu
  • Veps: magu
  • Võro: magu
  • Votic: maku

Further reading[edit]

  • magu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012