Where does “painohäviö” come from?

painohäviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish häviö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

painohäviö (Finnish): weight loss decrease in weight of an object or substance

Definitions

  1. weight loss decrease in weight of an object or substance

Ancestry of “painohäviö”, step by step

painohäviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häviö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäviödefeat; loss
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish häviö →