Where does “painoasu” come from?

painoasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish asu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

painoasu (Finnish): typography appearance and style of typeset matter

Definitions

  1. typography appearance and style of typeset matter

Ancestry of “painoasu”, step by step

painoasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuattire, dress, suit, raiment; form, figure,...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish asu →