Where does “kankaanpainaja” come from?

kankaanpainaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

kankaanpainaja (Finnish): textile printing operator

Definitions

  1. textile printing operator

Ancestry of “kankaanpainaja”, step by step

kankaanpainaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kangas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
2Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish painaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainajapusher, presser one who pushes or presses
2Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →