Where does “painokiekko” come from?

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

painokiekko (Finnish): weight plate

Definitions

  1. weight plate

Ancestry of “painokiekko”, step by step

painokiekko 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 kiekko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiekkoA disk or a disc; A puck; A discus
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish paino →
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