Where does “väkevänhajuinen” come from?

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

väkevänhajuinen (Finnish): with a strong smell

Definitions

  1. with a strong smell

Ancestry of “väkevänhajuinen”, step by step

väkevänhajuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haju

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

via Finnish väkevä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkevästrong; hard; mighty
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*väkebä
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *haju