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Where does “painuksissa” come from?

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

painuksissa (Finnish): drooping; see also crestfallen

Definitions

  1. drooping; see also crestfallen

Ancestry of “painuksissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainuato sink, sag, droop, fall, descend; to go
2Ingrianpainaapress
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
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