Where does “hajuhaitta” come from?

hajuhaitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish haju, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *haju.

hajuhaitta (Finnish): odor nuisance

Definitions

  1. odor nuisance

Ancestry of “hajuhaitta”, step by step

hajuhaitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhajusmell, whiff; clue, slightest idea
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*haju—

via Finnish haitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaittadisadvantage, hindrance, con; tumbler
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *haju →Every word from Finnish haju →
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