Where does “painumavara” come from?

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

painumavara (Finnish): space or margin left for something to settle (down, in place), such as logs in a log house

Definitions

  1. space or margin left for something to settle (down, in place), such as logs in a log house

Ancestry of “painumavara”, step by step

painumavara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish painua

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

via Finnish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Ingrian painaa →