Where does “vipupainike” come from?

vipupainike (Finnish) comes from Finnish painike, from Finnish painaa, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.

vipupainike (Finnish): rocker switch

Definitions

  1. rocker switch

Ancestry of “vipupainike”, step by step

vipupainike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish painike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainikebutton, push-button; a mechanical device meant to...
2Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press

via Finnish vipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvipulever; a certain kind of trap
2Proto-Finnicvipulever
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish painaa →