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
- to sink, sag, droop, fall, descend; to go
Ancestry of “painua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | painaa | press |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |
Words derived from “painua”