Where does “hyvänhajuinen” come from?

hyvänhajuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish haju, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *haju.

hyvänhajuinen (Finnish): odorous, good-smelling, sweet-smelling

Definitions

  1. odorous, good-smelling, sweet-smelling

Ancestry of “hyvänhajuinen”, step by step

hyvänhajuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haju

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

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *haju →