Where does “hajunpoistaja” come from?

hajunpoistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish poistaja, from Finnish poistaa, from Finnish pois, from Finnish poikki-, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek — to laugh.

hajunpoistaja (Finnish): smell remover

Definitions

  1. smell remover

Ancestry of “hajunpoistaja”, step by step

hajunpoistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoistajaremover
2Finnishpoistaato remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,...
3Finnishpoisaway, off; off; minus, take away
4Finnishpoikki-cross-, transverse
5Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
6Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
7Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
8Proto-Finnicicekself
9Hebrewיצחקto laugh

via Finnish haju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhajusmell, whiff; clue, slightest idea
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*haju
Every word from Hebrew יצחקEvery word from Proto-Finnic icekEvery word from Finnish itse