Where does “painostus” come from?
painostus (Finnish) comes from Finnish painostaa, from Finnish paino, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.
painostus (Finnish): pressure, heat
Ancestry of “painostus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | painostaa | to coerce, to put pressure on, pressurize,... |
| 2 | Finnish | paino | weight; press; press, weight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |