Where does “paina” come from?

paina (Livonian) comes from Finnish paino, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.

paina (Livonian): pressure

Definitions

  1. pressure

Ancestry of “paina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →Every word from Finnish paino →