Where does “painallus” come from?

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

painallus (Finnish): press, push quick depression of a button, keyboard key etc

Definitions

  1. press, push quick depression of a button, keyboard key etc

Ancestry of “painallus”, step by step

painallus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish painaltaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainaltaato rush to move rapidly
2Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish painaa →