Where does “sydänvarjo” come from?

sydänvarjo (Finnish) comes from Finnish sydän, from Proto-Finnic südän, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

sydänvarjo (Finnish): umbra the fully shaded inner area of a shadow

Definitions

  1. umbra the fully shaded inner area of a shadow

Ancestry of “sydänvarjo”, step by step

sydänvarjo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Finnish varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
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