Where does “tasapainoaisti” come from?
tasapainoaisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish aisti, from Finnish haisti, from Finnish haistaa, from Proto-Finnic haistadak — to smell.
tasapainoaisti (Finnish): equilibrioception
Ancestry of “tasapainoaisti”, step by step
tasapainoaisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aisti | sense; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Finnish | haisti | olfaction; the sense of smell |
| 3 | Finnish | haistaa | to sniff, smell; to scent, smell/nose out, get... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | haistadak | to smell |
via Finnish tasapaino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasapaino | An equilibrium, balance or stability; An... |
| 2 | Finnish | paino | weight; press; press, weight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |