Where does “painosyltty” come from?

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

painosyltty (Finnish): pressed brawn

Definitions

  1. pressed brawn

Ancestry of “painosyltty”, step by step

painosyltty 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 syltty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsylttybrawn, head cheese
2Old Swedishsylta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish paino →