Where does “hajuaistimus” come from?

hajuaistimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish aistimus, from Finnish aistia, from Finnish ia, from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

hajuaistimus (Finnish): an olfactory sensation, olfactory perception; smell, odor

Definitions

  1. an olfactory sensation, olfactory perception; smell, odor

Ancestry of “hajuaistimus”, step by step

hajuaistimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aistimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaistimusperception
2Finnishaistiato sense; Partitive singular form of aisti
3FinnishiaObsolete spelling of ja
4Finnishjaand; AND
5Proto-Finnicjaand
6Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
7Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
8Proto-Germanic-hwe
9Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish haju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhajusmell, whiff; clue, slightest idea
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*haju
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw