Where does “haaskuu” come from?
haaskuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish haaskata, from Finnish haaska, from Finnish haja-, from Proto-Germanic sājan-.
haaskuu (Finnish): wasting, squandering
Ancestry of “haaskuu”, step by step
haaskuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish haaskata
| 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- | — |
via Finnish uu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uu | The name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest |
| 2 | Latin | U | — |
| 3 | Latin | V | ve |
| 4 | Etruscan | ? | u |
Words derived from “haaskuu”