Where does “haaskaus” come from?
haaskaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish haaskata, from Finnish haaska, from Finnish haja-, from Proto-Germanic sājan-.
haaskaus (Finnish): wasting
Ancestry of “haaskaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haaskata | to waste |
| 2 | Finnish | haaska | the carcass of an animal; carcass used as bait... |
| 3 | Finnish | haja- | scattered, dispersed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sājan- | — |
Words derived from “haaskaus”