Where does “painike” come from?

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

painike (Finnish): button, push-button; a mechanical device meant to...

Definitions

  1. button, push-button; a mechanical device meant to...

Ancestry of “painike”, step by step

painike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish painaa

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

via Finnish ike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishike—

Words derived from “painike”

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