Where does “painaja” come from?

painaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish painaa, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.

painaja (Finnish): pusher, presser one who pushes or presses

Definitions

  1. pusher, presser one who pushes or presses

Ancestry of “painaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press

Words derived from “painaja”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish painaa →
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