Where does “painikeohjain” come from?
painikeohjain (Finnish) comes from Finnish painike, from Finnish painaa, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.
painikeohjain (Finnish): pushbutton controller, touch controller
Definitions
- pushbutton controller, touch controller
Ancestry of “painikeohjain”, step by step
painikeohjain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish painike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | painike | button, push-button; a mechanical device meant to... |
| 2 | Finnish | painaa | to push, press; to print; to weigh |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |
via Finnish ohjain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ohjain | controller; device driver; control |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |