Where does “ominaishaju” come from?

ominaishaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish ominainen, from Finnish nainen, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

ominaishaju (Finnish): characteristic odor, characteristic smell

Definitions

  1. characteristic odor, characteristic smell

Ancestry of “ominaishaju”, step by step

ominaishaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ominainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishominainentypical, characteristic
2Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
3Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

via Finnish haju

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