Where does “painua” come from?

painua (Finnish) comes from Ingrian painaa, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.

painua (Finnish): to sink, sag, droop, fall, descend; to go

Definitions

  1. to sink, sag, droop, fall, descend; to go

Ancestry of “painua”, step by step

painua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian painaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpainaapress
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press

via Finnish painaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh

via Votic paina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpainato bend, flex

Words derived from “painua”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Ingrian painaa →
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