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Where does “painon” come from?

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

painon (Finnish): Genitive singular form of paino

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of paino

Ancestry of “painon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “painon”

  • painonnosto
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