Where does “hienhaju” come from?

hienhaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiki, from Proto-Finnic hiki — sweat, perspiration.

hienhaju (Finnish): smell of sweat, body odour

Definitions

  1. smell of sweat, body odour

Ancestry of “hienhaju”, step by step

hienhaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhikisweat, perspiration
2Proto-Finnichikisweat, perspiration

via Finnish haju

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