Where does “haista” come from?

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

haista (Finnish): to smell, to have a smell/scent/odor; to stink

Definitions

  1. to smell, to have a smell/scent/odor; to stink

Ancestry of “haista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichaistakto smell, to stink give off a smell

Words derived from “haista

Every word from Proto-Finnic haistak