Where does “painia” come from?

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

painia (Finnish): To wrestle; Partitive plural form of paini

Definitions

  1. To wrestle; Partitive plural form of paini

Ancestry of “painia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “painia”

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