Where does “painovirhe” come from?

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

painovirhe (Finnish): typographical error, typing error, typo

Definitions

  1. typographical error, typing error, typo

Ancestry of “painovirhe”, step by step

painovirhe 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 virhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirhemistake; error; flaw

Words derived from “painovirhe”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish paino →