Where does “paine” come from?

paine (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic painek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

paine (Estonian): bend, crimp, fold

Definitions

  1. bend, crimp, fold

Ancestry of “paine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpainekpressure; emphasis
2Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
3Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic painek →