Where does “haennainen” come from?

haennainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish haenta, from Finnish hakea, from Proto-Finnic hakedak, from Proto-Germanic sākija-.

Ancestry of “haennainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaentaseeking
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sākija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hakedak →Every word from Finnish hakea →