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Where does “haaskata” come from?

haaskata (Finnish) comes from Finnish haaska, from Finnish haja-, from Proto-Germanic sājan-.

haaskata (Finnish): to waste

Definitions

  1. to waste

Ancestry of “haaskata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaaskathe carcass of an animal; carcass used as bait...
2Finnishhaja-scattered, dispersed
3Proto-Germanicsājan-—

Words derived from “haaskata”

  • haaskaaja
  • haaskaus
  • ajanhaaskaus
  • haaskaantua
Every word from Proto-Germanic sājan- →