Where does “painostava” come from?

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

painostava (Finnish): confronting, upsetting, distressing, coercing causing distress

Definitions

  1. confronting, upsetting, distressing, coercing causing distress

Ancestry of “painostava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainostaato coerce, to put pressure on, pressurize,...
2Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish paino →