Where does “painojälki” come from?

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

painojälki (Finnish): imprint an impression; the mark left behind by printing something

Definitions

  1. imprint an impression; the mark left behind by printing something

Ancestry of “painojälki”, step by step

painojälki 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 jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish paino →