Where does “painuma” come from?

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

painuma (Finnish): sunken spot, depression, deflection

Definitions

  1. sunken spot, depression, deflection

Ancestry of “painuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainuato sink, sag, droop, fall, descend; to go
2Ingrianpainaapress
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Ingrian painaa →