Where does “hajuaisti” come from?
hajuaisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish aisti, from Finnish haisti, from Finnish haistaa, from Proto-Finnic haistadak — to smell.
hajuaisti (Finnish): the sense of smell
Ancestry of “hajuaisti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | aisti | sense; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Finnish | haisti | olfaction; the sense of smell |
| 3 | Finnish | haistaa | to sniff, smell; to scent, smell/nose out, get... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | haistadak | to smell |