Where does “hajuvesi” come from?

hajuvesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.

hajuvesi (Finnish): perfume

Definitions

  1. perfume

Ancestry of “hajuvesi”, step by step

hajuvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish haju

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

Words derived from “hajuvesi”

Every word from Arabic وعاء →Every word from Proto-Finnic veci →Every word from Finnish vesi →