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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *haja-, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sājan-, *sēaną (compare Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (saian), Swedish så).[1]
Pronunciation
Prefix
haja-
- scattered, dispersed
Derived terms
- haihtua (“to evaporate; to fade away”)
- haipua (“to fade away”)
- hajaantua (“to disperse”)
- hajalla (“apart; dispersed, scattered, in pieces; smashed, broken; disassembled”)
- hajalle (“apart; dispersed; smashed; broken; disassembled; scattered; in pieces”)
- hajanainen (“scattered, dispersed; sporadic; incoherent”)
- hajonta (“dispersion; deviation”)
- hajota (“to disperse, scatter, break up, run in all directions”)
- hajottaa (“to scatter, disperse, break up, dissipate, drive off, send scurrying”)
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “haja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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