Where does “hajujälki” come from?

hajujälki (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

hajujälki (Finnish): scent, odour trace

Definitions

  1. scent, odour trace

Ancestry of “hajujälki”, step by step

hajujälki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

via Finnish haju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhajusmell, whiff; clue, slightest idea
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*haju—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →Every word from Finnish jälki →