Where does “painohävikki” come from?

painohävikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish paino, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.

painohävikki (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 “painohävikki”, step by step

painohävikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press

via Finnish hävikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhävikkiloss
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish paino →