Where does “hajupihka” come from?

hajupihka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihka, from Proto-Finnic pihka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric piška.

hajupihka (Finnish): asafoetida

Definitions

  1. asafoetida

Ancestry of “hajupihka”, step by step

hajupihka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pihka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihkaresin
2Proto-Finnicpihkaresin
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpiška—

via Finnish haju

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