Where does “painokilo” come from?

painokilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilo, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

painokilo (Finnish): kilogram of weight often body weight

Definitions

  1. kilogram of weight often body weight

Ancestry of “painokilo”, step by step

painokilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiloClipping of kilogramma; shine
2Frenchkilokilo
3Frenchkilo-kilo
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from French kilo-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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