Where does “haiskahtaa” come from?

haiskahtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish haista, from Proto-Finnic haistak — to smell, to stink give off a smell.

haiskahtaa (Finnish): to smell foul, stink

Definitions

  1. to smell foul, stink

Ancestry of “haiskahtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaistato smell, to have a smell/scent/odor; to stink
2Proto-Finnichaistakto smell, to stink give off a smell

Words derived from “haiskahtaa”

Every word from Proto-Finnic haistak →Every word from Finnish haista →