Where does “väistöliike” come from?

väistöliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish Väistö, from Finnish aisti, from Finnish haisti, from Finnish haistaa, from Proto-Finnic haistadak — to smell.

väistöliike (Finnish): evasive maneuver

Definitions

evasive maneuver

Ancestry of “väistöliike”, step by step

väistöliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Väistö

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Väistö	—
2	Finnish	aisti	sense; Third-person singular indicative past form...
3	Finnish	haisti	olfaction; the sense of smell
4	Finnish	haistaa	to sniff, smell; to scent, smell/nose out, get...
5	Proto-Finnic	haistadak	to smell

via Finnish liike

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	liike	motion; movement; shop, business
2	Finnish	liikkua	to move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3	Proto-Finnic	likudak	move
4	Proto-Uralic	likke-	—

Every word from Proto-Finnic haistadak →Every word from Finnish haistaa →Every word from Finnish haisti →