Where does “haisoa” come from?

haisoa (Votic) comes from Ingrian haissa, from Proto-Finnic haistak — to smell, to stink give off a smell.

haisoa (Votic): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “haisoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhaissato smell
2Proto-Finnichaistakto smell, to stink give off a smell
Every word from Proto-Finnic haistak →Every word from Ingrian haissa →