Where does “painuksiin” come from?
painuksiin (Finnish) comes from Finnish painua, from Ingrian painaa, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.
painuksiin (Finnish): droop, drooping
Ancestry of “painuksiin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | painua | to sink, sag, droop, fall, descend; to go |
| 2 | Ingrian | painaa | press |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |