smaka

Etymology
Traditionally considered borrowed from or  or, which is supported by its use in 17th-century texts to mean not only “smell,” but also “taste.” This may however have been a purely written usage, given the absence at the time of a term for “taste;” other writings of the period suggest that the “taste” meaning was rare or unattested among speakers. If this is so, the word might actually not be a borrowing, but an indigenous formation, from the stem of the verb (q.v.), made into a 4th-declension feminine noun. Since ancient Baltic and Iranian tribes were neighbors for some time, there may also be influence from Iranian languages (cf. 🇨🇬. Originally, had a broader meaning, “smell, odor” (in general); in the 19th century, the phrase   “good odor” still occurred. Later on it switched senses with  (which used to mean “bad smell” but is now neutral; q.v.).

Noun



 * 1) (usually bad) smell, stink, stench

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to taste (something)
 * 2) to taste (of something)
 * 1) to taste (of something)

Related terms

 * (noun)

Verb

 * 1) to taste