Where does “painavuus” come from?

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

painavuus (Finnish): heaviness

Definitions

  1. heaviness

Ancestry of “painavuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainavaheavy having great weight
2Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish painaa →