Where does “paina” come from?

paina (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.

paina (Votic): to bend, flex

Definitions

  1. to bend, flex

Ancestry of “paina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
2Proto-Uralicpajńa-press

Words derived from “paina”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pajńa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic painadak →